Bashkir

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Бал [1].
 
Бал [2].

Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *bạl (honey).

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

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Etymology 1

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

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бал (balm (relational adjective ба́лен)

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

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

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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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian бал (bal).

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Noun

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бал (bal)

  1. ball (dancing)

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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)

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References

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

Kalmyk

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Noun

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

  1. honey

Karaim

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *bạl.

Noun

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бал (bal)

  1. honey.

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References

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

Kazakh

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

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From Proto-Turkic *bạl (honey).

Noun

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бал (bal)

  1. honey
    бал қайнатуbal qainatuto boil honey

Etymology 2

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

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бал (bal)

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

Etymology 3

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

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бал (bal)

  1. ball, dance
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Kyrgyz

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Бал [1].
 
Бал [2].

Etymology

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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

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

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бал (bal) (Arabic spelling بال)

  1. honey

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Mongolian

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MongolianCyrillic
ᠪᠠᠯ
(bal)
бал
(bal)

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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бал (bal)

  1. honey
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Etymology 2

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Clipping of бал чулуу (bal čuluu), itself from the etymology above.

Noun

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бал (bal)

  1. ballpoint pen

Nogai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *bạl.

Noun

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бал (bal)

  1. honey

References

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  • N. A. Baskakov, S.A Kalmykov, editor (1963), “бал”, in Nogajsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Nogai-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: karačajevo-čerkesskij naučno- issledovatelʹskij institut jazyka, literatury i istorii, →ISBN

Ossetian

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Etymology

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From Georgian ბალი (bali).

Noun

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бал (bal)

  1. (Iron) cherry

References

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  • 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

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Etymology

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First attested in 1705. Borrowed from French bal.

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Noun

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

  1. ball, dance

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

Southern Altai

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Etymology

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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

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бал (bal)

  1. honey
    Synonym: мӧт (möt)

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References

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  • 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

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Noun

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бал (bal)

  1. honey

Etymology

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From Aghwan 𐔱𐔰𐔰𐔾 (baal, doer).

Noun

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бал (bal)

  1. doer, maker

Further reading

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

Ukrainian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from German Ball (ball) or French balle (ball).[1]

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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

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Borrowed from French bal.

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

  1. ball (formal or extravagant party or dance)
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References

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  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “бал”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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Urum

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *bạl.

Noun

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бал (bal)

  1. honey.

References

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