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3-letter words (3 found)

ALB,BAL,LAB,

2-letter words (4 found)

AB,AL,BA,LA,

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Definitions and meaning of bal

bal

Translingual

Symbol

bal

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Baluchi.

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bal/

Etymology 1

From Dutch bal, from Middle Dutch bal, from Old Dutch *bal, from Proto-Germanic *balluz.

Noun

bal (plural balle, diminutive balletjie)

  1. A ball (spherical object, used as a toy).
Derived terms
  • basketbal
  • handbal
  • muurbal
  • pluimbal
  • sokkerbal
  • tennisbal
  • voetbal

Etymology 2

From Dutch bal, from French bal.

Noun

bal (plural balle or bals)

  1. A ball (formal dance event).

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • balo

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *bala, cognate to Lithuanian bãlas (“white”), Latvian bàls (“pale”) and Greek (Hes.) φαλός λευκός (falós lefkós), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-.

Noun

bal m (plural bala, definite bali, definite plural balat)

  1. dog or goat (with a white spot on the forehead)

Derived terms

  • balosh

Related terms

  • balë

References

Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɑɫ]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *bạl (“honey”).

Noun

bal (definite accusative balı, plural ballar)

  1. honey

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian балл (ball), from French balle (“voting ball”).

Noun

bal (definite accusative balı, plural ballar)

  1. point
  2. mark, grade, score

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Russian бал (bal), from French bal, from Late Latin ballō.

Noun

bal (definite accusative balı, plural ballar)

  1. ball, dance

Declension

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bạl (“honey”).

Noun

bal (accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])

  1. honey, mead
  2. ball, dance party

Declension

References

  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbal]

Verb

bal

  1. second-person singular imperative of balit

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɑl/
  • Hyphenation: bal
  • Rhymes: -ɑl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch bal, from Old Dutch *bal, from Proto-Germanic *balluz. Doublet of baal.

Noun

bal m (plural ballen, diminutive balletje n)

  1. a ball or any object with such a shape
  2. (informal) testicle, nut
  3. (sports) pass, shot
  4. (informal, derogatory) toff, posh person
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: bal
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: bál
  • → Caribbean Javanese: bal
  • → Indonesian: bal
  • → Papiamentu: bala, balchi
  • → Saramaccan: balí
  • → Sranan Tongo: bal
  • → Sundanese: bal

Etymology 2

From French bal, from Late Latin ballare.

Noun

bal n (plural bals, diminutive balletje n)

  1. ball, dance party
Descendants
  • Negerhollands: bal
    • → Virgin Islands Creole: bal
  • →? Sranan Tongo: bal

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bal

  1. inflection of ballen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French bal, deverbal of baller, from Late Latin ballare (“to dance”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bal/

Noun

bal m (plural bals)

  1. dance party, ball

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Dutch: bal
    • Afrikaans: bal
    • → Caribbean Hindustani: bál
    • → Caribbean Javanese: bal
    • → Indonesian: bal
    • → Papiamentu: bala, balchi
    • → Saramaccan: balí
    • → Sranan Tongo: bal
    • → Sundanese: bal
  • → Russian: бал (bal)
    • → Armenian: բալ (bal)
    • → Azerbaijani: bal
    • → Eastern Mari: бал (bal)
    • → Georgian: ბალი (bali)
    • → Kazakh: бал (bal)
    • → Yakut: баал (baal)

Further reading

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

Haitian Creole

Etymology

French bal (“dance”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bal/

Noun

bal

  1. dance party, ball

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from English ball.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bâl/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [bâl]

Noun

bâl f (plural bàlā̀bàlai)

  1. ball

Hungarian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɒl]
  • Rhymes: -ɒl

Adjective

bal (not generally comparable, comparative balabb, superlative legbalabb)

  1. left
    Antonym: jobb
    bal kéz ― left hand
    a bal oldalon ― on the left side
  2. (figuratively) bad, unlucky
  3. (rare) left, left-wing (pertaining to the political left)
    Synonym: baloldali
    Antonym: jobb

Declension

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • bal in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • bal 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)

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Dutch bal (“ball”), from Middle Dutch bal, from Old Dutch *bal, from Proto-Germanic *balluz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbal]
  • Hyphenation: bal

Noun

bal (first-person possessive balku, second-person possessive balmu, third-person possessive balnya)

  1. (colloquial) ball, a solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
    Synonym: bola

Etymology 2

From Dutch baal, from Middle Dutch bale, from Old French bale.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbal]
  • Hyphenation: bal

Noun

bal (first-person possessive balku, second-person possessive balmu, third-person possessive balnya)

  1. bale, a rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation.
  2. A closed bag or package of wares.
    Synonyms: bandela, karung

Further reading

  • “bal” 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.

Karaim

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bạl.

Noun

bal

  1. honey.

References

  • N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “bal”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

Limburgish

Alternative forms

  • bol, ból, baol (some dialects, mainly in West-Limburg, sense 1, 2, and 3)
  • baal
  • Ball (Eupen, Krefeld)
  • Balle (Eupen)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bal, from Old Dutch *bal, from Proto-Germanic *balluz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɑ(ː)l/, [bɑ(ː)˨l], [bɑ(ː)˦l]
    IPA(key): (Tungers) [bɑ̃l]
  • Hyphenation: bal
  • Rhymes: -ɑl, -ɑːl

Noun

bal m (plural balle or bel, diminutive belke or belsje)

  1. (most dialects) ball (round or roundish object, most commonly used in games)
  2. (most dialects, informal) testicle, nut
  3. (most dialects, anatomy) ball (of the hand or foot)
  4. (most dialects, chiefly in the negative) anything

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German balde, from Old High German baldo, adverb of bald, from Proto-Germanic *balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-. Cognate with German bald, Dutch boud, English bold.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baːl/
    • Rhymes: -aːl
    • Homophone: Bal

Adverb

bal

  1. nearly, almost
  2. soon

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *bal, from Proto-Germanic *balluz.

Noun

bal m

  1. ball (round object), sphere
  2. something worthless

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: bal
    • Afrikaans: bal
    • → Caribbean Hindustani: bál
    • → Caribbean Javanese: bal
    • → Indonesian: bal
    • → Papiamentu: bala, balchi
    • → Saramaccan: balí
    • → Sranan Tongo: bal
    • → Sundanese: 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

  • ball, balle

Etymology

Inherited from Old English *beall, from Proto-West Germanic *ballu, from Proto-Germanic *balluz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bal/

Noun

bal (plural balles)

  1. A ball (an object of spherical shape)
  2. A rounded or spherical lump or bump, especially in medical terminology; a boil.
  3. A ball used in sports or other entertainment.
  4. The eyeball; the eye viewed as a spherical object.
  5. A sport with a ball as a key component of play.
  6. One's head (top part of one's body)
  7. A projectile resembling a ball in form
  8. (rare) A node of muscles supporting the fingers or toes.
  9. (rare) A ball-shaped container or box.
  10. (rare, vulgar) One's testes (compare to the much more frequent Modern English sense)

Related terms

  • ballok
  • fotbal

Descendants

  • English: ball
  • Scots: baw, ba, baa, ball
  • Yola: ball, balbeedhel

References

  • “bal, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-19.

North Wahgi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ᵐbɑl/

Noun

bal

  1. 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

bal n (definite singular balet, uncountable)

  1. bother, fuss, trouble (annoying, difficult or stressful activity)

Further reading

  • “bal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German balle. First attested in 1481.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /baːlʲ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /bɒlʲ/

Noun

bal m animacy unattested

  1. bale (rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation)

Descendants

  • Polish: bal

References

  • B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “bal”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bal/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈbɒl/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: bal

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French bal, from Late Latin ballare (“to dance”).

Noun

bal m inan (diminutive balik)

  1. ball (formal dance)
    Hypernyms: see Thesaurus:impreza
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Balken or Baal.

Noun

bal m inan

  1. log (large cut piece of wood)
    Synonyms: dyl, kloc
Declension

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old Polish bal.

Noun

bal m inan

  2. bale (rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation, ten reams)
    Synonyms: balot, bela
Declension

References

Further reading

  • bal in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bal in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romagnol

Etymology

From Late Latin ballāre (“dance”).

Pronunciation

  • (Central Romagnol): IPA(key): [ˈbaɐ̯l]

Noun

bal m (plural bël)

  1. dance

Romani

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀮 (vāla), from Sanskrit वाल (vāla). Cognate with Hindi बाल (bāl), Punjabi ਵਾਲ (vāl, “hair”).

Noun

bal m (nominative plural bala)

  1. a single hair
  2. (in the plural) hair

Derived terms

  • balalo

Descendants

  • Kalo Finnish Romani: baalo

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vāˊla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 675
  • Boretzky, Norbert, Igla, Birgit (1994) “bal”, in Wörterbuch Romani-Deutsch-Englisch für den südosteuropäischen Raum : mit einer Grammatik der Dialektvarianten [Romani-German-English dictionary for the Southern European region] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 18
  • Yaron Matras (2002) “Historical and linguistic origins”, in Romani: A Linguistic Introduction‎[4], Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 40
  • Marcel Courthiade (2009) “o bal, -es- m. -a, -en-”, in Melinda Rézműves, editor, Morri angluni rromane ćhibǎqi evroputni lavustik = Első rromani nyelvű európai szótáram : cigány, magyar, angol, francia, spanyol, német, ukrán, román, horvát, szlovák, görög [My First European-Romani Dictionary: Romani, Hungarian, English, French, Spanish, German, Ukrainian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovak, Greek] (overall work in Hungarian and English), Budapest: Fővárosi Onkormányzat Cigány Ház--Romano Kher, →ISBN, pages 71-72

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bal.

Noun

bal n (plural baluri)

  1. ball (party)

Declension

Romansch

Etymology

Borrowed from French bal, from Late Latin ballare.

Noun

bal m (plural bals)

  1. ball (formal dance)

Salar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bạl. Compare to Kazakh бал (bal), etc.

Pronunciation

  • (Jiezi, Gaizi, Xunhua, Qinghai, Ili, Yining, Xinjiang) IPA(key): [pɑl], [pɑɫ]

Noun

bal (3rd person possessive [please provide], plural [please provide])

  1. honey

Derived terms

  • balçüyin

References

  • Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “pal”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 435
  • 林 (Lin), 莲云 (Lianyun) (1985) “bal”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar]‎[5], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 7
  • 马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2014) “bal”, in 撒拉语366条会话读本 [Salar 366 Conversation Reader]‎[6], 1st edition, 社会科学文献出版社 (Social Science Literature Press), →ISBN, page 17
  • Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “bal”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary], 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 32
  • Yakup, Abdurishid (2002) “bal”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon‎[7], Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 54

San Juan Guelavía Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *kwella(k).

Noun

bal

  1. fire

References

  • López Antonio, Joaquín, Jones, Ted, Jones, Kris (2012) Vocabulario breve del Zapoteco de San Juan Guelavía‎[8] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Tlalpan, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 13, 25

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

bal m (Cyrillic spelling бал)

  1. ball (dance)

Southern Kam

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa⁵⁵/

Noun

bal

  1. fish

Sumerian

Romanization

bal

  1. Romanization of 𒁄 (bal)

Sundanese

Etymology

From Dutch bal, from Middle Dutch bal, from Old Dutch *bal, from Proto-Germanic *balluz.

Noun

bal

  1. a ball or any object with such a shape
  2. football; the ball used in a "football" game

See also

  • maén bal
  • méngbal

Swedish

Noun

bal c

  1. bale, bundle (big packet of things)
  2. 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

  1. honey

Tübatulabal

Noun

bal

  1. Alternative spelling of pa·l

References

  • Kroeber, Shoshonean Dialects of California, in University of California Publications: American archaeology and ethnology, volume 4, page 81

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بال, from Proto-Turkic *bạl (“honey”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑɫ/ [ˈbɑɫ̟̊]

Noun

bal (definite accusative balı, plural ballar)

  1. honey

Declension

Derived terms

Turkmen

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bạl (“honey”).

Noun

bal (definite accusative baly, plural ballar)

  1. honey

Declension

Further reading

  • “bal” in Enedilim.com
  • “bal” in Webonary.org

Volapük

Numeral

bal

  1. one

Derived terms

  • balam, balamovik
  • balan
  • balat, balatam, balatik, balato
  • baläd, balädön, balädam, balädü
    • balädik, balädikön, balädikam
      • balädükön, balädükam
    • baibalädik
  • baläl, balälik
  • balid, balido
  • balik, baliko
  • balil
  • balion, balionan, balionat
  • balna, balnaik
  • balo
  • balön
  • balug, balugön
    • balugäl, balugälik
    • balugik, balugiko
      • balugükön
  • balüd
  • balüf
  • balüm
  • balyim

Wolof

Noun

bal (definite form bal bi)

  1. ball

References

Omar Ka (2018) Nanu Dégg Wolof, National African Language Resource Center, →ISBN

Zaniza Zapotec

Noun

bal

  1. fish

Source: wiktionary.org