balai

See also: bālai, bălai, bălăi, bälai, and Ba Lai

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈlaʔi/, [bɐˈl̪a.ʔɪ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧la‧i

Noun

balai

1. godmother

Esperanto

Etymology

A verbal formation from French balai.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [baˈlai]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ai
• Hyphenation: ba‧la‧i

Verb

balai (present balaas, past balais, future balaos, conditional balaus, volitive balau)

1. to sweep

Conjugation

Conjugation of balai present past future singular plural singular plural singular plural tense balaas balais balaos active participle balaanta balaantaj balainta balaintaj balaonta balaontaj acc. balaantan balaantajn balaintan balaintajn balaontan balaontajn passive participle balaata balaataj balaita balaitaj balaota balaotaj acc. balaatan balaatajn balaitan balaitajn balaotan balaotajn nominal active participle balaanto balaantoj balainto balaintoj balaonto balaontoj acc. balaanton balaantojn balainton balaintojn balaonton balaontojn nominal passive participle balaato balaatoj balaito balaitoj balaoto balaotoj acc. balaaton balaatojn balaiton balaitojn balaoton balaotojn adverbial active participle balaante balainte balaonte adverbial passive participle balaate balaite balaote infinitive balai imperative balau conditional balaus

Derived terms

• balailo

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French balain (“bundle of broom”), from Middle Breton balain, balazn, from Old Breton balan or Gaulish *balano-, from Proto-Celtic *banatlo- (“broom plant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.lɛ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Homophones: balais, ballet, ballets

Noun

balai m (plural balais)

1. broom
2. broomstick flown by witches
3. (colloquial) the last bus or train (at night)
4. tail (of a bird of prey)
5. brush (electrical contact)
6. blade (of windscreen wiper)
7. (slang) year (used in referring to someone’s age)

   Elle a quarante balais ― She’s forty

Derived terms

• avoir un balai dans le cul
• con comme un balai
• donner un coup de balai
• du balai
• fou comme un balai
• manche à balai
• voiture-balai

 

Descendants

• → Esperanto: balai

Further reading

• “balai”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Malay balai, from Proto-Malayic *balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Austronesian *balay. Semantic loan from Minangkabau balai for sense of market.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbalai̯/
• Rhymes: -alai̯, -lai̯, -ai̯

Noun

balai (plural balai-balai, first-person possessive balaiku, second-person possessive balaimu, third-person possessive balainya)

1. public hall

   Synonym: paseban

2. building

   Synonym: gedung

3. office or bureau

   Synonyms: biro, kantor

4. house of parliament
5. (dated) house in a palace
6. market

   Synonyms: pasar, pekan

Related terms

• balairung

 

Compounds

• balai agung
• balai angin
• balai apit
• balai astaka
• balai bahasa
• balai banjar
• balai bayu
• balai bendul
• balai bengong
• balai besar
• balai dagang
• balai derma
• balai desa
• balai diskonto
• balai etek
• balai gading
• balai gede
• balai gendang
• balai gong
• balai harta peninggalan
• balai kambang
• balai kembang
• balai kesehatan
• balai kliring
• balai kota
• balai kulkul
• balai larangan
• balai latihan kerja
• balai lelang
• balai madat
• balai mentera
• balai obligasi
• balai pancapersada
• balai patok
• balai pawedan
• balai pemaksan
• balai penghadapan
• balai pengobatan
• balai peranginan
• balai perguruan tinggi
• balai pertemuan
• balai petemu
• balai prajurit
• balai rakyat
• balai rendah
• balai riung
• balai riwut
• balai sari
• balai sidang
• balai tengah
• balai tinggi
• balai wartawan

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Gorontalo [Term?]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈlai/
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

balai (plural balai-balai, first-person possessive balaiku, second-person possessive balaimu, third-person possessive balainya)

1. cattle tick

Further reading

• “balai” 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.

Kabuverdianu

Alternative forms

• balói (Barlavento)

Etymology

From Portuguese balaio.

Noun

balai

1. (Sotavento) basket

References

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
• Veiga, Manuel (2012) Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Austronesian *balay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balai̯/
• Rhymes: -alai̯, -lai̯, -ai̯

• Audio (Malaysia):

  (file)

Noun

balai (Jawi spelling بالاي, plural balai-balai, informal 1st possessive balaiku, 2nd possessive balaimu, 3rd possessive balainya)

1. hall, station, large building for public uses
2. (possibly obsolete) house
3. (dialectal) veranda, a front part of traditional house

Synonyms

• (house): rumah

Derived terms

• balai polis
• balai raya
• balairong seri

Descendants

• Indonesian: balai
• → Min Nan: 貓厘／猫厘 (bâ-lî, “couch”)

Further reading

• “balai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpalaj/

Verb

balai

1. third-person singular past indicative of ballat

Occitan

Noun

balai m (plural balais) (Limousin)

1. broom

Portuguese

Verb

balai

1. second-person plural imperative of balar

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈlaʔi/ [bɐˈla.ʔɪ]
• Rhymes: -aʔi
• Syllabification: ba‧la‧i

Noun

balai (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜁ)

1. Obsolete spelling of balae.