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baila

See also: bailá

English

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Etymology

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From Portuguese [Term?].

Noun

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baila (uncountable)

  1. (music) A genre of music from Sri Lanka and India, mainly using European instruments and rhythms.

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Asturian

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Verb

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baila

  1. third-person singular present indicative of bailar
  2. second-person singular imperative of bailar

Catalan

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Etymology

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Perhaps from Latin varia, feminine of varius (“variegated”).

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Noun

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baila f (plural bailes)

  1. spotted seabass (Dicentrarchus punctatus)
    Synonym: llobarro pigallat
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Cimbrian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German wīle, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic *hwīlō (“time, period of time, while”). Cognate with German Weile, English while.

Noun

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bàila f

  1. (Luserna) moment, while

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Galician

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Etymology

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Back-formation from bailar

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Noun

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baila f (plural bailas)

  1. ball, festive dancing event
  2. an instance of dancing

Verb

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baila

  1. inflection of bailar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

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  • “baila” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “baila” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Papiamentu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Portuguese bailar and Spanish bailar.

Verb

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baila

  1. to dance

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbaj.lɐ/ [ˈbaɪ̯.lɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbaj.la/ [ˈbaɪ̯.la]

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Spanish valla.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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baila f (plural bailas)

  1. what's being commented or mentioned

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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baila

  1. inflection of bailar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

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Verb

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baila

  1. inflection of bailar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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