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Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic баловати (balovati, to treat, to heal), from Proto-Slavic *badlovati. Cognate with Belarusian ба́лаваць (bálavacʹ), Russian балова́ть (balovátʹ), Old Church Slavonic баловати (balovati).

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbaɫʊʋɐte]
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ба́лувати (báluvatyimpf

  1. to spoil, to indulge, to pamper, to cosset
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Etymology 2 edit

From бал (bal) +‎ ува́ти (uváty).

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балува́ти (baluvátyimpf

  1. (colloquial) to revel, to party
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