Bashkir edit

 
Бал [1].
 
Бал [2].

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *bạl (honey).

Cognate with Shor пал (honey), Turkish bal (honey), Chuvash пыл (pyl, honey).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [bɑɫ]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: бал (one syllable)

Noun edit

бал (bal)

  1. honey
    Сәскә балы.
    Səskə balı.
    Flower honey.
    Йүкә балы тәмле, хуш еҫле, ҙур дауалау көсөнә эйә.
    Yükə balı təmle, xuş yeśle, źur dawalaw kösönə eyə.
    Linden honey is palatable, has a pleasant smell (and) great medicinal properties.
    Башҡорт балына һорау йылдан-йыл арта бара.
    Başqort balına horaw yıldan-yıl arta bara.
    The demand for Bashkir honey has been growing year after year.
  2. mead; alcoholic drink fermented from honey and water

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Bulgarian edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from French bal or German Ball; ultimately from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω (ballízō, to dance).

Noun edit

бал (balm (relational adjective ба́лен)

  1. (dance) ball
    абсолве́нтски балabsolvéntski balgraduation ball
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Etymology 2 edit

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

Noun edit

бал (balm

  1. (singularonly) score/mark(s)/grade(s) (on an exam)
  2. (nautical, seismology) point (on an intensity scale, e.g. the Beaufort scale or Richter scale)
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Eastern Mari edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Russian бал (bal).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

бал (bal)

  1. ball (dancing)

Declension edit

Declension of бал
singular plural
nominative бал (bal) бал-влак (bal-vlak)
accusative балым (balym) бал-влакым (bal-vlakym)
genitive балын (balyn) бал-влакын (bal-vlakyn)
dative баллан (ballan) бал-влаклан (bal-vlaklan)
comitative балге (balge) бал-влакге (bal-vlakge)
comparative балла (balla) бал-влакла (bal-vlakla)
inessive балыште (balyšte) бал-влакыште (bal-vlakyšte)
illative (short) балыш (balyš) бал-влакыш (bal-vlakyš)
illative (long) балышке (balyške) бал-влакышке (bal-vlakyške)
lative балеш (baĺeš) бал-влакеш (bal-vlakeš)
Possessed forms of бал
singular plural
1st person балем (baĺem) бална (balna)
2nd person балет (baĺet) балда (balda)
3rd person балже (balže) балышт (balyšt)

Derived terms edit

proper nouns

References edit

  • J. Bradley et al. (2023) “бал”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna

Kalmyk edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

бал (bal) (Clear script spelling ᡋᠠᠯ (bal))

  1. honey

Karaim edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *bạl.

Noun edit

бал (bal)

  1. honey.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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

Kazakh edit

Alternative scripts
Arabic بال
Cyrillic бал
Latin bal
Yañalif ʙal
 
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Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Turkic *bạl (honey).

Noun edit

бал (bal)

  1. honey
    бал қайнатуbal qainatuto boil honey

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Persian فال (fâl), from Arabic فَأْل (faʔl, omen).

Noun edit

бал (bal)

  1. divination, fortune-telling
    бал ашуbal aşufortune-telling

Etymology 3 edit

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

Noun edit

бал (bal)

  1. ball, dance
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Kyrgyz edit

 
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Бал [1].
 
Бал [2].

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *bạl. Cognate with Azerbaijani bal, Bashkir бал (bal), Kazakh бал (bal), Tatar бал (bal), Turkish bal, Turkmen bal, Uzbek bol, etc.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bal/
  • Hyphenation: бал

Noun edit

бал (bal) (Arabic spelling بال)

  1. honey

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Mongolian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Mongolic *bal, from Proto-Turkic *bal. Compare Dongxiang ban, Turkish bal.

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Noun edit

бал (bal) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠠᠯ (bal))

  1. honey

Ossetian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Georgian ბალი (bali).

Noun edit

бал (bal)

  1. (Iron) cherry

References edit

  • Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “бал”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir
  • Abajev, V. I. (1958–1995) “bal”, in Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press

Russian edit

Etymology edit

First attested in 1705. Borrowed from French bal.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

бал (balm inan (genitive ба́ла, nominative plural балы́, genitive plural бало́в, relational adjective ба́льный)

  1. ball, dance

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Descendants edit

  • Armenian: բալ (bal)
  • Azerbaijani: bal
  • Eastern Mari: бал (bal)
  • Georgian: ბალი (bali)
  • Kazakh: бал (bal)
  • Yakut: баал (baal)

Southern Altai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *bạl (honey). Cognate with Kazakh бал (bal), Kyrgyz бал (bal), Crimean Tatar bal, Kumyk бал (bal), Azerbaijani bal, Turkish bal, Shor пал, etc.

Noun edit

бал (bal)

  1. honey
    Synonym: мӧт (möt)

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Čumakajev A. E., editor (2018), “бал”, in Altajsko-russkij slovarʹ [Altaic–Russian Dictionary], Gorno-Altaysk: NII altaistiki im. S.S. Surazakova, →ISBN
  • Radloff, Friedrich Wilhelm (1893–1911) Опыт словаря тюркских наречий – Versuch eines Wörterbuches der Türk-Dialecte [Attempt at a Lexicon of the Turkic Dialects] (overall work in German and Russian), Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences

Tatar edit

Noun edit

бал (bal)

  1. honey

Udi edit

Etymology edit

From Aghwan 𐔱𐔰𐔰𐔾 (baal, doer).

Noun edit

бал (bal)

  1. doer, maker

Further reading edit

  • Gukasjan, Vorošil (1974) “бал”, in Удинско-азербайджанско-русский словарь [Udi–Azerbaijani–Russian Dictionary]‎[1], Baku: Academy Press, page 69

Ukrainian edit

 
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Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

бал (balm inan (genitive ба́ла, nominative plural ба́ли, genitive plural ба́лів)

  1. point (on a numerical grading system)
  2. (games, sports) point
    Synonym: очко́ n inan (očkó)
  3. point (on an intensity scale, e.g. the Beaufort scale or Richter scale)
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Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

бал (balm inan (genitive ба́лу, nominative plural бали́, genitive plural балі́в)

  1. ball (formal or extravagant party or dance)
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Further reading edit

Urum edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *bạl.

Noun edit

бал (bal)

  1. honey.

References edit

  • Oleksandr Harkavecʹ (2000) Urumsʹkyj Slovnyk [Urum-Ukrainian Dictionary], Almaty: Ynstytut Sxodoznavstva Myžnarodnyx Vydnosyn Xarkyvsʹkyj Kolehyum, →ISBN