Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary][1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
Dutch
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /bɑl/
Hyphenation: bal
Rhymes: -ɑl
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutchbal, from Old Dutch*bal, from Proto-Germanic*balluz.
Noun
balm (pluralballen, diminutiveballetjen)
a ball or any object with such a shape
(informal) testicle, nut
(sports) pass, shot
(informal, derogatory)toff, posh person
Derived terms
Descendants
Afrikaans: bal
→ Indonesian: bal
Etymology 2
From Frenchbal, from Late Latinballare.
Noun
baln (pluralbals, diminutiveballetjen)
ball, dance party
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
bal
first-person singular present indicative of ballen
imperative of ballen
French
Etymology
From Old Frenchbal, deverbal of baller, from Late Latinballare(“to dance”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /bal/
Noun
balm (pluralbals)
dance party, ball
Derived terms
salle de bal
Descendants
→ Dutch: bal
Afrikaans: bal
→ Indonesian: bal
→ Russian: бал(bal)
→ Kazakh: бал(bal)
Further reading
“bal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Haitian Creole
Etymology
Frenchbal(“dance”).
Noun
bal
dance party, ball
Hausa
Etymology
Borrowed from Englishball.
Noun
bâlf (pluralbàlā̀bàlai)
ball
Hungarian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈbɒl]
Rhymes: -ɒl
Adjective
bal (comparativebalabb, superlativelegbalabb)
left
Declension
Antonyms
jobb
Derived terms
Indonesian
Etymology 1
From Dutchbal(“ball”), from Middle Dutchbal, from Old Dutch*bal, from Proto-Germanic*balluz.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈbal]
Hyphenation: bal
Noun
bal (plural, first-person possessivebalku, second-person possessivebalmu, third-person possessivebalnya)
(colloquial)ball, a solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
Synonym:bola
Etymology 2
From Dutchbaal, from Middle Dutchbale, from Old Frenchbale.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈbal]
Hyphenation: bal
Noun
bal (plural, first-person possessivebalku, second-person possessivebalmu, third-person possessivebalnya)
bale, a rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation.
A closed bag or package of wares.
Synonyms:bandela, karung
Further reading
“bal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High Germanbalde, from Old High Germanbaldo, adverb of bald, from Proto-Germanic*balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-. Cognate with Germanbald, Dutchboud, Englishbold.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /baːl/
Rhymes: -aːl
Homophone: Bal
Adverb
bal
nearly, almost
soon
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch*bal, from Proto-Germanic*balluz.
Noun
balm
ball (round object), sphere
something worthless
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Dutch: bal
Afrikaans: bal
→ Indonesian: bal
Limburgish: bal
West Flemish: bol
Further reading
“bal (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “bal”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English
Alternative forms
balle, ball
Etymology
From Old English*beall, from Proto-Germanic*balluz.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /bal/
Noun
bal (pluralballes)
A ball (an object of spherical shape)
A rounded or spherical lump or bump, especially in medical terminology; a boil.
A ball used in sports or other entertainment.
The eyeball; the eye viewed as a spherical object.
A sport with a ball as a key component of play.
One's head (top part of one's body)
A projectile resembling a ball in form
(rare) A node of muscles supporting the fingers or toes.
(rare) A ball-shaped container or box.
(rare, vulgar) One's testes (compare to the much more frequent Modern English sense)
Related terms
ballok
foteball
Descendants
English: ball
Scots: ball, baw, baa, ba
References
“bal, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
North Wahgi
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ᵐbɑl/
Noun
bal
fish
References
Heather and Don Mc Lean, North Wahgi (Yu We) Organised Phonology Data (2005), p. 2
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From the verb bala.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /bɑːl/
Noun
baln (definite singularbalet, uncountable)
bother, fuss, trouble (annoying, difficult or stressful activity)
Det blir berre bal om me prøvar å gjera det no.
It will only cause bother if we try to do that now.
Further reading
“bal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /bal/
Etymology 1
From Frenchbal, from Late Latinballare(“to dance”).
Noun
balm inan
ball (formal dance)
Declension
Etymology 2
From Low Germanbalk.
Noun
balm inan
log (large cut piece of wood)
Declension
Further reading
bal in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
bal in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romani
Etymology
Cognate with Hindiबाल(bāl), Punjabiਵਾਲ(vāl, “hair”).
Noun
balm (pluralbal)
a single hair
(in the plural) hair
Romansch
Etymology
Borrowed from Frenchbal, from Late Latinballare.
Noun
balm (pluralbals)
ball (formal dance)
San Juan Guelavía Zapotec
Etymology
From Proto-Zapotec*kwella(k).
Noun
bal
fire
References
López Antonio, Joaquín; Jones, Ted; Jones, Kris (2012) Vocabulario breve del Zapoteco de San Juan Guelavía[2] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Tlalpan, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 13, 25
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
balm (Cyrillic spellingбал)
ball (dance)
Southern Kam
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /pa⁵⁵/
Noun
bal
fish
Swedish
Noun
balc
bale, bundle (big packet of things)
Formal gathering for dance, ball
Declension
Related terms
bale
bala
balning
balpress
halmbal
höbal
pappersbal
ball
baldrottning
balett
balklänning
balsal
maskeradbal
operabal
References
bal in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
Anagrams
bl a, bl.a.
Tatar
Noun
bal
honey
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkishبال, from Proto-Turkic*bạl(“honey”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈbɑɫ/
Noun
bal (definite accusativebalı, pluralballar)
honey
Declension
Derived terms
bal arısı
Turkmen
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic*bạl(“honey”).
Noun
bal (definite accusativebaly, pluralballar)
honey
Tübatulabal
Noun
bal
Alternative spelling of pa·l
References
Kroeber, Shoshonean Dialects of California, in University of California Publications: American archaeology and ethnology, volume 4, page 81