bla
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Translingual[edit]
Symbol[edit]
bla
English[edit]
Interjection[edit]
bla
- Alternative form of blah (“imitative of idle, meaningless talk”)
- 2016, Richard Bean, Up On Roof:
- […] Chair of the Women's Committee, bla bla bla, said she won't vote to let Turkey into the EU until Turkish men improve as lovers, […]
Catalan[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
bla (feminine blana, masculine plural blans, feminine plural blanes)
- soft
- Synonym: tou
- (figurative) mild, docile
- Synonym: dòcil
- smooth
- Synonym: suau
- (figurative) smooth, gentle
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “bla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Kriol[edit]
Preposition[edit]
bla
- Alternative form of blanga
Maltese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic بِلا (bi-lā, literally “with not”). By surface analysis, b’ + le.
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
bla
- without (an ingredient, means, concomitant, quality)
- bla ħalib ― without milk
Usage notes[edit]
- Bla negates the preposition b’. It is followed by a noun without any article or determiner. In all other cases, especially for the negation of ma’, the preposition mingħajr is used.
Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
bla m (plural blas)
- blah (idle talk)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “bla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish[edit]
Adverb[edit]
bla
- Misspelling of bl.a..
Welsh[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bla
- Soft mutation of pla.
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
pla | bla | mhla | phla |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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