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balon

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Bikol Central

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balun (cf. Cebuano balon, Ilocano balon and Tagalog baon).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbalon/ [ˈba.l̪on̪]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧lon

Noun

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bálon (Basahan spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. lunch money, pocket money
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Tagalog balon.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /baˈlon/ [baˈl̪on̪]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧lon

Noun

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balón (Basahan spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. well (for water)
    Synonym: bubon

Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Spanish balón or English balloon.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /baˈlon/ [baˈl̪on̪]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧lon

Noun

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balón (Basahan spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. balloon
    Synonyms: globo, butog, palibutog

Cebuano

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balun (cf. Bikol Central balon, Ilocano balon Tagalog baon).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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balon

  1. money, food, or other provisions taken to school, work, or on a journey
  2. lunch money or pocket money

Verb

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balon

  1. to bring or carry money, food or other provisions
  2. to learn a lesson or heed an advice before or during a journey

Quotations

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Esperanto

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Noun

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balon

  1. accusative singular of balo

Friulian

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Noun

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balon m

  1. football

Hungarian

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Etymology

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bal +‎ -on (case suffix)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbɒlon]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧lon

Adjective

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balon

  1. superessive singular of bal

Ilocano

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balun (cf. Bikol Central balon, Cebuano balon Tagalog baon).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbalun/, [ˈbalon]
  • Hyphenation: bá‧lon

Noun

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bálon

  1. provisions; food, money or supplies brought on a journey or outside home

Derived terms

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Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Dutch ballon. Cognate with Malay belon.

Noun

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balon (plural balon-balon)

  1. balloon (an inflatable buoyant object)
  2. (figurative, obsolete) news
    Synonym: kabar
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Etymology 2

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Perhaps from Javanese.

Noun

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balon (plural balon-balon or para balon)

  1. (dialectal or obsolete) Synonym of pelacur (whore)

Etymology 3

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Blend of bakal +‎ calon

Noun

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balon (plural balon-balon or para balon)

  1. Acronym of bakal calon (prospective candidate, aspirant).

Further reading

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Northern Kurdish

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Noun

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balon m

  1. balloon

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Borrowed from French ballon, from Middle French ballon, from northern Italian balone, ballone.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈba.lɔn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -alɔn
  • Syllabification: ba‧lon

Noun

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balon m inan (diminutive balonik or balonek)

  1. (aviation) balloon (inflatable and buoyant object)
  2. balloon (child's toy)
  3. hot-air balloon (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
  4. balloon (type of glass cup)
  5. (colloquial, humorous) female breast
    Synonym: melon

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • balon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • balon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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balon

Etymology

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Borrowed from French ballon.

Noun

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balon n (plural baloane)

  1. balloon (child’s toy)
  2. balloon; hot air balloon
  3. (sports) ball

Declension

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Declension of balon
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative balon balonul baloane baloanele
genitive-dative balon balonului baloane baloanelor
vocative balonule baloanelor

Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bǎloːn/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧lon

Noun

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bàlōn m (Cyrillic spelling ба̀ло̄н)

  1. balloon

Declension

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Declension of balon
singular plural
nominative bàlōn baloni
genitive balóna balona
dative balonu balonima
accusative balon balone
vocative balone baloni
locative balonu balonima
instrumental balonom balonima

Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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balón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. (water) well
  2. excavation; deep digging; hole
    Synonym: hukay
Alternative forms
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Spanish balón.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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balón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. balloon
    Synonym: lobo
  2. ream (of paper)
    Synonym: resma
  3. bale (of paper)
    Synonym: paldo
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Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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balon (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜈ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. act of mixing steel with iron
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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish بالون (balon), from French ballon.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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balon (definite accusative balonu, plural balonlar)

  1. balloon

Declension

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Declension of balon
singular plural
nominative balon balonlar
definite accusative balonu balonları
dative balona balonlara
locative balonda balonlarda
ablative balondan balonlardan
genitive balonun balonların
Possessive forms
nominative
singular plural
1st singular balonum balonlarım
2nd singular balonun balonların
3rd singular balonu balonları
1st plural balonumuz balonlarımız
2nd plural balonunuz balonlarınız
3rd plural balonları balonları
definite accusative
singular plural
1st singular balonumu balonlarımı
2nd singular balonunu balonlarını
3rd singular balonunu balonlarını
1st plural balonumuzu balonlarımızı
2nd plural balonunuzu balonlarınızı
3rd plural balonlarını balonlarını
dative
singular plural
1st singular balonuma balonlarıma
2nd singular balonuna balonlarına
3rd singular balonuna balonlarına
1st plural balonumuza balonlarımıza
2nd plural balonunuza balonlarınıza
3rd plural balonlarına balonlarına
locative
singular plural
1st singular balonumda balonlarımda
2nd singular balonunda balonlarında
3rd singular balonunda balonlarında
1st plural balonumuzda balonlarımızda
2nd plural balonunuzda balonlarınızda
3rd plural balonlarında balonlarında
ablative
singular plural
1st singular balonumdan balonlarımdan
2nd singular balonundan balonlarından
3rd singular balonundan balonlarından
1st plural balonumuzdan balonlarımızdan
2nd plural balonunuzdan balonlarınızdan
3rd plural balonlarından balonlarından
genitive
singular plural
1st singular balonumun balonlarımın
2nd singular balonunun balonlarının
3rd singular balonunun balonlarının
1st plural balonumuzun balonlarımızın
2nd plural balonunuzun balonlarınızın
3rd plural balonlarının balonlarının