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balas

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English

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Etymology

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From Old English bales, balais, from Old French balais, from Arabic بَلَخْش (balaḵš), from Persian بلخش (balaxš), a form of بدخش (badaxš, “balas”), related to بدخشان (badaxšân, “Badakhshan”), the region where they are found.

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Noun

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balas (plural balases)

  1. (archaic, now chiefly attributive) A type of rose-coloured spinel once thought to be a form of ruby.

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Cebuano

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *badas (“grit, coarse sand, gravel”).

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Noun

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balás (Badlit spelling ᜊᜎᜐ᜔)

  1. sand
    Synonym: bunbon

Galician

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Noun

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balas

  1. plural of bala

Hausa

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English balance.

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  • IPA(key): /bá.làs/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [bə́.làs]

Noun

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balàs m

  1. (financial) balance
  2. payment due for work done

Higaonon

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Noun

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balas

  1. sand

Hiligaynon

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Noun

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balás

  1. sand

Indonesian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Malay balas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baləs (“to answer, retaliate; reciprocate good or evil”).

Noun

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balas (plural balas-balas)

  1. answer
    Synonym: jawaban
  2. response
    Synonyms: tanggapan, respon
  3. (uncommon) punishment
    Synonyms: ganjaran, hukuman
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Dutch ballast, from Middle Dutch ballast.

Noun

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balas (plural balas-balas)

  1. ballast,
    1. (nautical) heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability
      Synonyms: pengimbang kapal, pemberat, tolak bahara
    2. (rail transport) coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads, or in making concrete
  2. (figurative) baggage, something that hampers functioning

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Kapampangan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *badas (“grit, coarse sand, gravel”).

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈlas/ [bəˈläs]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧las

Noun

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balas

  1. sand

Latin

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bālās

  1. second-person singular present active indicative of bālō

Lithuanian

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Adjective

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bãlas m (feminine balà) stress pattern 4

  1. alternative form of báltas (“white”)

Malay

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *baləs (“to answer, retaliate; reciprocate good or evil”). Cognate with Malagasy valy and Javanese wales.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbalas/ [ˈba.las]
  • Audio (Malaysia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -alas, -as
  • Hyphenation: ba‧las

Verb

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balas (Jawi spelling بالس)

  1. to reply; to respond; to answer
    Synonyms: jawab, sahut
    Antonyms: pulau, tanya, soal
    Anton membalas pertanyaan itu dengan perasaan penuh yakin.
    Anton answered the question with full confindence.

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Descendants

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  • > Indonesian: balas (inherited)

Further reading

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  • "balas" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*bales₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Masbatenyo

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Noun

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balas

  1. bush

Occitan

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Noun

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balas

  1. plural of bala

Old Polish

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Etymology

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Derived from Old Spanish bala (plural balas).[1][2] First attested in 1461–1467.

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balas m animacy unattested

  1. (architecture) baluster
    • 1461–1467, Sermones. Rękopiśmienne ekscerpty pochodzące z rkpsu Archiwum i Biblioteki Krakowskiej Kapituły Katedralnej o sygn. 230 (dawna sygn. 1421/108 Mns) z roku 1461-1467, page 415v:
      Ustawal ballaszami malovanimy, toczonimy sculpsit variis celaturis et torno (parietes templi... sculpsit variis caelaturis et torno III Reg 6, 29, 1471 MPKJ V 43: drangy torno)
      [Ustawiał balasami malowanymi, toczonymi sculpsit variis celaturis et torno (parietes templi... sculpsit variis caelaturis et torno III Reg 6, 29, 1471 MPKJ V 43: drągi torno)]

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References

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  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021), “balas”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Dubisz, Stanisław, editor (2003), “balas”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal Dictionary of the Polish Language]‎[1] (in Polish), volumes 1–4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, →ISBN, →OCLC
  • B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “balas”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -alas
  • Syllabification: ba‧las

Etymology 1

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    Inherited from Old Polish balas.

    Noun

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    balas m inan (diminutive balasek or balasik)

    1. (architecture) baluster
      Synonym: tralka
    2. (Middle Polish, in the plural) turned furniture legs
    3. (Podegrodzie) church partition (partition in a church, separating the nave from the sanctuary)

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    balas m inan (diminutive balasek)

    1. (colloquial) chocolate hot dog (long piece of fecal matter)
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    Declension of balas
    singular plural
    nominative balas balasy
    genitive balasa balasów
    dative balasowi balasom
    accusative balas balasy
    instrumental balasem balasami
    locative balasie balasach
    vocative balasie balasy

    Etymology 2

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      Borrowed from German Ballas.

      Noun

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      balas m inan (diminutive balasek)

      1. (Middle Polish, gemology) type of red gemstone
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      Declension of balas
      singular plural
      nominative balas balasy
      genitive balasa balasów
      dative balasowi balasom
      accusative balas balasy
      instrumental balasem balasami
      locative balasie balasach
      vocative balasie balasy

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      Portuguese

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      Noun

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      balas f

      1. plural of bala

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      Verb

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      balas

      1. second-person singular present indicative of balar
      2. second-person singular present subjunctive of balir

      Silesian

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      Etymology

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      Inherited from Old Polish balas.

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      balas m inan

      1. sawhorse for drying hay

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      Spanish

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      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /ˈbalas/ [ˈba.las]
      • Rhymes: -alas
      • Syllabification: ba‧las

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      balas

      1. plural of bala

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      balas

      1. second-person singular present indicative of balar

      Tagalog

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      Etymology 1

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      From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *badas (“grit, coarse sand, gravel”). Compare Kapampangan balas, Hanunoo baras, Aklanon baeas, and Cebuano balas.

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      balás (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜐ᜔)

      1. coarse granulated sugar; crystallized syrup
      2. coarse grains of starch
      3. northwind
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      Etymology 2

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      balas (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜐ᜔)

      1. poles used as prop to roofs to prevent a house from falling
        Synonyms: suhay, puntal, tukod

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      • “balas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

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      West Makian

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      Etymology

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      From Malay balas.

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      balas

      1. (intransitive) to avenge, to pay back

      Conjugation

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      Conjugation of balas (action verb)
      singular plural
      inclusive exclusive
      1st person tabalas mabalas abalas
      2nd person nabalas fabalas
      3rd person inanimate ibalas dabalas
      animate
      imperative nabalas, balas fabalas, balas

      References

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      • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎[2], Pacific linguistics
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