balo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "balo"

Acholi

Noun

balo

1. ruining, spoiling, destruction

Related terms

• bal (“to ruin, spoil”, verb)

References

• Blackings, Mairi John (2009), Acholi English – English Acholi Dictionary‎^[1], Munich: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 13

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *balu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbalo/ [ˈba.l̪o]
• Hyphenation: ba‧lo

Noun

bálo (Basahan spelling ᜊᜎᜓ)

1. widow

   Synonym: biyuda

2. widower

   Synonym: biyudo

Derived terms

• mabalo
• makabalo

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈloʔ/ [baˈl̪oʔ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧lo

Verb

balô (plural baralo, Basahan spelling ᜊᜎᜓ)

1. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) to try; to attempt

   Synonym: probar

Derived terms

• baluan
• magbalo

Bwatoo

Etymology

From French ballon.

Noun

balo

1. ball

Synonyms

• bool

References

• Claire Moyse-Faurie, Borrowings from Romance languages in Oceanic languages, in Aspects of Language Contact (2008, →ISBN)

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• bawo

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧lo

Noun

balo

1. the houndfish (Tylosurus crocodilus)

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbalo/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -alo
• Hyphenation: ba‧lo

Noun

balo (accusative singular balon, plural baloj, accusative plural balojn)

1. ball (formal dance)

Higaonon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *balu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balu.

Noun

balo

1. widow

Hiligaynon

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *balu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balu.

Noun

bálo

1. widow

Etymology 2

Noun

balò

1. an alarm or warning

Verb

balò

1. to warn of danger

Etymology 3

Noun

balô

1. a slip knot or noose

Etymology 4

Verb

baló

1. (obsolete) to know

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *balu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbalo/ [ˈbɐ.lo]
• Hyphenation: bá‧lo

Noun

bálo

1. widow; widower

Derived terms

• mabalo
• nabaluan

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• ballo

Etymology

From Toraja-Sa'dan [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbalo/
• Hyphenation: ba‧lo

Noun

balo (plural balo-balo)

1. alcoholic beverage made of aren palm

Further reading

• “balo”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Karao

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *balu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balu.

Noun

balo

1. widow; widower

Latin

Alternative forms

• bēlō

Etymology

From an onomatopoeic Proto-Indo-European *bē-. Compare Ancient Greek βῆ (bê) and Latin bebō (“I yell, scream”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈbaː.ɫoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈbaː.lo]

Verb

bālō (present infinitive bālāre, perfect active bālāvī, supine bālātum); first conjugation, no passive

1. (intransitive) to bleat, baa
2. (intransitive) to talk foolishly

Conjugation

   Conjugation of bālō (first conjugation, no passive)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	bālō		bālās		bālat		bālāmus		bālātis		bālant
	imperfect	bālābam		bālābās		bālābat		bālābāmus		bālābātis		bālābant
	future	bālābō		bālābis		bālābit		bālābimus		bālābitis		bālābunt
	perfect	bālāvī		bālāvistī		bālāvit		bālāvimus		bālāvistis		bālāvērunt, bālāvēre
	pluperfect	bālāveram		bālāverās		bālāverat		bālāverāmus		bālāverātis		bālāverant
	future perfect	bālāverō		bālāveris		bālāverit		bālāverimus		bālāveritis		bālāverint
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	bālem		bālēs		bālet		bālēmus		bālētis		bālent
	imperfect	bālārem		bālārēs		bālāret		bālārēmus		bālārētis		bālārent
	perfect	bālāverim		bālāverīs		bālāverit		bālāverīmus		bālāverītis		bālāverint
	pluperfect	bālāvissem		bālāvissēs		bālāvisset		bālāvissēmus		bālāvissētis		bālāvissent
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		bālā		—		—		bālāte		—
	future	—		bālātō		bālātō		—		bālātōte		bālantō
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		bālāre			—			bālāns			—
future		bālātūrum esse			—			bālātūrus			—
perfect		bālāvisse			—			—			—
perfect potential		bālātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		bālandī		bālandō		bālandum		bālandō		bālātum		bālātū

Derived terms

• bālāns
• bālātus
• dībālō

Descendants

• ⇒ Late Latin: bēlō
  • > French: bêler (inherited)
  • > Italian: belare (inherited)
• > Portuguese: balar (inherited)
• > Spanish: balar (inherited)
• ⇒ Vulgar Latin:
  • *exbēlō
    • Romanian: zbera

References

• “balo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “balo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “balo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Maranao

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *balu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balu.

Noun

balo

1. widow

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *balu, see also Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (balweins, “torture”), Old English bealu, Old Norse bǫl.

Noun

balo n

1. destruction

Derived terms

• Old High German: balolīhho

Descendants

• Middle High German: bale
  • ⇒ Middle High German: balheit

Old Saxon

Noun

balo n

1. alternative form of balu

Pagu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈba.lo]

  • Audio:

    (file)

Noun

balo

1. widow

References

• Perangin Angin, Dalan Mehuli (2023), Kamus Pagu-Indonesia-Inggris, Jakarta: Penerbit BRIN

Portuguese

Verb

balo

1. first-person singular present indicative of balar
2. first-person singular present indicative of balir

Romani

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀩𑀸𑀮 (bāla), from Sanskrit बाल (bāla).

Noun

balo m (nominative plural bale)

1. pig

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbalo]

Noun

balo f

1. vocative singular of bală

Sambali

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *balu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balu.

Noun

balo

1. widow; widower

Etymology 2

Conjunction

balô

1. but

Spanish

Verb

balo

1. first-person singular present indicative of balar

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *balu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balu. Compare Malay balu.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbalo/ [ˈbaː.lo]
• Rhymes: -alo
• Syllabification: ba‧lo

Noun

balo (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜓ)

1. widow; widower

   Synonyms: (female) biyuda, (male) biyudo

Alternative forms

• bao
• bauo — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• bawo — obsolete

Derived terms

• balo-baluhan
• baluhin
• kabaluhan
• mabalo
• mabaluhin
• pagkabalo

See also

• bulandal

Adjective

balo (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜓ)

1. widowed (of a person)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbalo/ [ˈbaː.lo]
• Rhymes: -alo
• Syllabification: ba‧lo

Noun

balo (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜓ) (obsolete)

1. act of fooling oneself into thinking one over the other
2. act of losing one's strength

Derived terms

• balo-balo
• baluhin
• mabalo
• mabaluhan ng lakas
• magbalo
• makabalo
• mambalo

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbaloʔ/ [ˈbaː.loʔ]
• Rhymes: -aloʔ
• Syllabification: ba‧lo

Noun

balò (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜓ) (obsolete)

1. rope made from a strange liana

Derived terms

• baluan
• baluin
• himalo
• magbalo

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbaloʔ/ [ˈbaː.loʔ]
• Rhymes: -aloʔ
• Syllabification: ba‧lo

Interjection

balò (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜓ) (obsolete)

1. nothing!

   Synonym: wala

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈlo/ [bɐˈlo]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: ba‧lo

Noun

baló (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜓ) (obsolete)

1. act of scaring children with duendes

Derived terms

• baluhin
• mabalo
• magbalo
• makabalo
• mambalo

References

• Rosalio Serrano (1854), Diccionario de terminos comunes tagalo-castellano‎^[2] (in Spanish), page 16
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves, y coordinado por…, ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados.‎^[3] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier.

Anagrams

• bola, labo

Ternate

Etymology

Likely related to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baluj; see Uneapa balu (“dove”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.lo/

Noun

balo

1. either the wood pigeon or the green pigeon

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بالو (balo), from Italian ballo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.ɫo/
• Hyphenation: ba‧lo

Noun

balo (definite accusative baloyu, plural balolar)

1. ball, a formal dance

   mezuniyet balosu ― graduation ball

Declension

Declension of balo

singular plural nominative balo balolar definite accusative baloyu baloları dative baloya balolara locative baloda balolarda ablative balodan balolardan genitive balonun baloların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular balom balolarım 2nd singular balon baloların 3rd singular balosu baloları 1st plural balomuz balolarımız 2nd plural balonuz balolarınız 3rd plural baloları baloları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular balomu balolarımı 2nd singular balonu balolarını 3rd singular balosunu balolarını 1st plural balomuzu balolarımızı 2nd plural balonuzu balolarınızı 3rd plural balolarını balolarını dative singular plural 1st singular baloma balolarıma 2nd singular balona balolarına 3rd singular balosuna balolarına 1st plural balomuza balolarımıza 2nd plural balonuza balolarınıza 3rd plural balolarına balolarına locative singular plural 1st singular balomda balolarımda 2nd singular balonda balolarında 3rd singular balosunda balolarında 1st plural balomuzda balolarımızda 2nd plural balonuzda balolarınızda 3rd plural balolarında balolarında ablative singular plural 1st singular balomdan balolarımdan 2nd singular balondan balolarından 3rd singular balosundan balolarından 1st plural balomuzdan balolarımızdan 2nd plural balonuzdan balolarınızdan 3rd plural balolarından balolarından genitive singular plural 1st singular balomun balolarımın 2nd singular balonun balolarının 3rd singular balosunun balolarının 1st plural balomuzun balolarımızın 2nd plural balonuzun balolarınızın 3rd plural balolarının balolarının Predicative forms singular plural 1st singular baloyum balolarım 2nd singular balosun balolarsın 3rd singular balo balodur balolar balolardır 1st plural baloyuz balolarız 2nd plural balosunuz balolarsınız 3rd plural balolar balolardır

Further reading

• “balo”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “balo”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “balo”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Uzbek

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَلَاء (balāʔ).

Noun

balo (plural balolar)

1. affliction