balon

See also: Appendix:Variations of "balon"

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bálon (Basahan spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜈ᜔)

1. lunch money, pocket money

Derived terms

• balonon
• magbalon
• pabalon

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Tagalog balon.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

balón (Basahan spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜈ᜔)

1. well (for water)

   Synonym: bubon

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish balón or English balloon.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

balón (Basahan spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜈ᜔)

1. balloon

   Synonyms: globo, butog, palibutog

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• bawon

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Cebuano, Leyte, Bohol) IPA^(key): /baˈlon/ [bɐˈl̪on̪]
• (Metro Cebu) IPA^(key): /baˈwon/ [bɐˈwon̪]
• (Surigao) IPA^(key): /baˈjon/ [bɐˈjon̪]
• 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.

Esperanto

Noun

balon

1. accusative singular of balo

Friulian

Noun

balon m

1. football

Hungarian

Etymology

bal +‎ -on (case suffix)

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

balon

1. superessive singular of bal

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

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbalɔn/ [ˈba.lɔn]
• Rhymes: -alɔn
• Syllabification: ba‧lon

Etymology 1

From Dutch ballon. Cognate with Malay belon.

Noun

balon (plural balon-balon)

1. balloon (an inflatable buoyant object)
2. (figurative, obsolete) news

   Synonym: kabar

Derived terms

• balon pandu (“pilot balloon”)
• balon percobaan (“trial balloon”)

Etymology 2

Perhaps from Javanese.

Noun

balon (plural balon-balon or para balon)

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

Etymology 3

Blend of bakal +‎ calon

Noun

balon (plural balon-balon or para balon)

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

Further reading

• “balon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Northern Kurdish

Noun

balon m

1. balloon

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. (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

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

• balon próbny
• balonfok
• baloniarstwo
• baloniarz
• balonik
• balonikowanie
• balonówka
• 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

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	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	balon	balonul		baloane	baloanele
genitive-dative	balon	balonului		baloane	baloanelor
vocative	balonule			baloanelor

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

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈlon/ [bɐˈlon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ba‧lon

Noun

balón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜈ᜔)

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

   Synonym: hukay

Alternative forms

• bal-on — dialectal, Southern Tagalog

Derived terms

• balon ng salapi
• balon-balon
• magbalon
• mamalon

See also

• alhibe
• balaon
• lagumba
• sisterna
• talaga
• tangke

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish balón.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈlon/ [bɐˈlon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ba‧lon

Noun

balón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜈ᜔)

1. balloon

   Synonym: lobo

2. ream (of paper)

   Synonym: resma

3. bale (of paper)

   Synonym: paldo

Related terms

• bala

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbalon/ [ˈbaː.lon̪]
• Rhymes: -alon
• Syllabification: ba‧lon

Noun

balon (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜈ᜔) (obsolete)

1. act of mixing steel with iron

Derived terms

• balunan
• balunin
• binalon
• ibalon
• magbalon

See also

• balol

Further reading

• “balon”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “balon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎^[2] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[3], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 106: “Batir) Balon (pp) hierro y [açero] todo junto”
  • page 357: “Hoyo) Balon (pc) pa.u cojer carabaos [y otros] animales”
  • page 487: “Poço) Balon (pc) tenga agua o no”

Anagrams

• labon

Turkish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ɫɔn/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

balon (definite accusative balonu, plural balonlar)

1. balloon

Declension

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