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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Urdu بالٹی (baalti, “pail”), originally coined by Birmingham restaurateur Afzal Butt because English people had difficulty pronouncing karahi, the name of the dish used for cooking this food.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
balti (countable and uncountable, plural baltis)
- (uncountable) A style of Pakistani cooking in which the food is cooked in an iron pan having two handles.
- 2021, Otto English, Fake History, page 136:
- For in time, balti became an enduring British cultural entity all of its own—even as Jim Davidson and his fellow bullies lapsed into obscurity.
- (countable) A dish cooked in this style.
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Hungarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
balti (not comparable)
- Baltic (of or pertaining to the Baltic region or the Baltic Sea)
- Baltic (of or pertaining to any of the Baltic languages)
- Baltic (of or pertaining to the Balts)
Declension[edit]
Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | balti | baltiak |
accusative | baltit | baltiakat |
dative | baltinak | baltiaknak |
instrumental | baltival | baltiakkal |
causal-final | baltiért | baltiakért |
translative | baltivá | baltiakká |
terminative | baltiig | baltiakig |
essive-formal | baltiként | baltiakként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | baltiban | baltiakban |
superessive | baltin | baltiakon |
adessive | baltinál | baltiaknál |
illative | baltiba | baltiakba |
sublative | baltira | baltiakra |
allative | baltihoz | baltiakhoz |
elative | baltiból | baltiakból |
delative | baltiról | baltiakról |
ablative | baltitól | baltiaktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
baltié | baltiaké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
baltiéi | baltiakéi |
Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
balti (plural baltiak)
- Balt (inhabitant of one of the modern Baltic states)
Declension[edit]
Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony) | ||
---|---|---|
singular | plural | |
nominative | balti | baltiak |
accusative | baltit | baltiakat |
dative | baltinak | baltiaknak |
instrumental | baltival | baltiakkal |
causal-final | baltiért | baltiakért |
translative | baltivá | baltiakká |
terminative | baltiig | baltiakig |
essive-formal | baltiként | baltiakként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | baltiban | baltiakban |
superessive | baltin | baltiakon |
adessive | baltinál | baltiaknál |
illative | baltiba | baltiakba |
sublative | baltira | baltiakra |
allative | baltihoz | baltiakhoz |
elative | baltiból | baltiakból |
delative | baltiról | baltiakról |
ablative | baltitól | baltiaktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
baltié | baltiaké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
baltiéi | baltiakéi |
Possessive forms of balti | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | baltim | baltijaim |
2nd person sing. | baltid | baltijaid |
3rd person sing. | baltija | baltijai |
1st person plural | baltink | baltijaink |
2nd person plural | baltitok | baltijaitok |
3rd person plural | baltijuk | baltijaik |
Further reading[edit]
- balti in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
Latvian[edit]
Noun[edit]
balti m (Balts; chiefly plural)
Adjective[edit]
balti
Adverb[edit]
balti
- white, whitish; adverbial form of balts
- balti noberzts galds ― a table scrubbed white (= very clean)
Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
balti m (plural baltis)
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