balda
See also: baldá
Catalan edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (aḍḍábba, “latch”).
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balda f (plural baldes)
- bolt (metal fastener)
- doorknocker
- Synonym: picaporta
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Further reading edit
- “balda” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “balda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Etymology 2 edit
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balda
- inflection of baldar:
Cebuano edit
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baldá
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Chavacano edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Spanish baldar (“to cripple”).
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baldá
- to sprain
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Arabic بَاطِل (bāṭil, “invalid; null; futile”). Compare Portuguese baldar and Spanish baldar.
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balda f (plural baldas)
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References edit
- “balda” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “balda” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “balda” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Ido edit
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From Esperanto baldaŭ, from German bald.
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balda
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- balde (“soon, shortly”)
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balda
Maranao edit
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balda
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balda
- inflection of baldar:
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Of unknown origin.
Noun edit
balda f (plural baldas)
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
balda
- inflection of baldar:
Further reading edit
- “balda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog edit
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baldá or balda (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ᜔ᜇ)
- crippleness; lameness
- Synonyms: paglumpo, pagkalumpo
- omission
- absence; non-attendance
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balda