balon

See also: Balon, balón, balön, bałon, and Bałon

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧lon
• IPA^(key): /ˈbalon/

Noun

bálon

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

Verb

bálon

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Tagalog balon.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧lon
• IPA^(key): /baˈlon/

Noun

balón

1. well (for water)

   Synonym: bubon

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish balón.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧lon
• IPA^(key): /baˈlon/

Noun

balón

1. balloon

   Synonyms: lobo, globo

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Cebuano

Alternative forms

• bawon

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (General Cebuano, Leyte, Bohol) IPA^(key): /baˈlon/, [bʌˈl̪un̪]
• (Urban Cebu) IPA^(key): /baun/, [baʊ̯n̪]
• (Surigao) IPA^(key): /baˈjon/, [bʌˈjun̪]
• Rhymes: -on̪, -aʊ̯n̪
• Hyphenation: ba‧lon

Noun

balon

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

Verb

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

For quotations using this term, see Citations:balon.

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Esperanto

Noun

balon

1. accusative singular of balo

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Friulian

Noun

balon m

1. football

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Ilocano

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bálon

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

Derived terms

• agbalon
• balunan
• balunen
• managibalon

 

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Dutch ballon, from French ballon, from northern Italian balone, ballone (standard Italian pallone).

Noun

balon (plural balon-balon, first-person possessive balonku, second-person possessive balonmu, third-person possessive balonnya)

1. balloon:
   1. An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
   2. Such an object as a child’s toy or party decoration.
2. (figuratively) news

   Synonym: kabar

Alternative forms

• bélon (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• balon lampu
• balon layangan
• balon pandu
• balon percobaan
• balon radiosonde
• balon terbang
• balon udara

 

Etymology 2

Probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balun. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

balon (plural balon-balon, first-person possessive balonku, second-person possessive balonmu, third-person possessive balonnya)

1. prostitute, whore

Synonyms

• (female prostitute): see Thesaurus: pelacur

Etymology 3

Blend of bakal +‎ calon

Noun

balon (plural balon-balon, first-person possessive balonku, second-person possessive balonmu, third-person possessive balonnya)

1. candidate

Further reading

• “balon” in Online Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language [Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia Daring], Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Northern Kurdish

Noun

balon m

1. balloon

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Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.lɔn/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -alɔn
• Syllabification: ba‧lon

Noun

balon m inan (diminutive balonik or balonek)

1. balloon (inflatable and buoyant object)
2. balloon (child's toy)
3. hot-air balloon (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
4. balloon (a type of glass cup)
5. (usually in the plural, humorous, slang, colloquial) balloon (breast)

   Synonym: melon

Declension

Declension of balon

	singular	plural
nominative	balon	balony
genitive	balonu	balonów
dative	balonowi	balonom
accusative	balon	balony
instrumental	balonem	balonami
locative	balonie	balonach
vocative	balonie	balony

Derived terms

adjectives

• baloniarski
• baloniasty
• balonikowy
• balonowaty
• balonowy

 

adverb

• baloniasto

 

nouns

• balonfok
• baloniarstwo
• baloniarz
• balonik
• balonikowanie
• balonówka
• balon próbny
• guma balonowa
• rata balonowa

 

verbs

• pompować balon impf, napompować balon pf

 

Related terms

noun

• balonet

 

Further reading

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

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Romanian

balon

Etymology

Borrowed from French ballon.

Noun

balon n (plural baloane)

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

Declension

Declension of balon

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) balon	balonul	(niște) baloane	baloanele
genitive/dative	(unui) balon	balonului	(unor) baloane	baloanelor
vocative	balonule		baloanelor

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bàlōn m (Cyrillic spelling ба̀ло̄н)

1. balloon

Declension

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

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Tagalog

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• bal-on (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧lon
• IPA^(key): /baˈlon/, [bɐˈlon]

Noun

balón

1. (water) well
2. excavation; deep digging

Derived terms

• balon-balon
• magbalon

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish balón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈlon/, [bɐˈlon]
• Hyphenation: ba‧lon

Noun

balón

1. balloon

   Synonym: lobo

2. ream (of paper)

   Synonym: resma

3. bale (of paper)

   Synonym: paldo

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Turkish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ɫɔn/

Noun

balon (definite accusative balonu, plural balonlar)

1. balloon

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	balon
Definite accusative	balonu
	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