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bal

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bal

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Baluchi.

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English

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Noun

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bal (plural bals)

  1. (Cornwall) The surface of a mine.
    • 1856, A Hand-book for Travellers in Devon & Cornwall, John Murray, page xxxvii:
      The surface of the mine is called the bal, and every level and shaft has a name.
    • 2014, Bill Smith, Pendeen, page 44:
      Penny arrived dressed for the day as a bal-maiden and told us all about the delights of a surface worker's life at a mine in Pendeen days, which was, she told us, what a bal-maiden did.
    • 2025, George Thomas Newton, The Long Winter Ends:
      "Oo will do un, maister?" asked Jim.
      "The bal authorities," said Hunt.

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Afrikaans

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Etymology 1

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From Dutch bal, from Middle Dutch bal, from Old Dutch *bal, from Proto-Germanic *balluz.

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bal (plural balle, diminutive balletjie)

  1. A ball (spherical object, used as a toy).
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Etymology 2

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From Dutch bal, from French bal.

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bal (plural balle or bals)

  1. A ball (formal dance event).

Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *bala, cognate to Lithuanian bãlas (“white”), Latvian bàls (“pale”) and Greek (Hes.) φαλός λευκός (falós lefkós), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-.[1]

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bal m (plural bala, definite bali, definite plural balat)

  1. dog or goat (with a white spot on the forehead)

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “bal”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 15

Azerbaijani

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Other scripts
Cyrillic бал
Abjad بال

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bɑɫ]
  • Audio (Baku):(file)

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *bạl (“honey”).

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bal (definite accusative balı, plural ballar)

  1. honey

Etymology 2

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

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bal (definite accusative balı, plural ballar)

  1. point
  2. mark, grade, score

Etymology 3

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

Noun

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bal (definite accusative balı, plural ballar)

  1. ball, dance

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Declension of bal
singular plural
nominative balballar
definite accusative balıbalları
dative balaballara
locative baldaballarda
ablative baldanballardan
definite genitive balınbalların
Possessive forms of bal
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) balım ballarım
sənin (“your”) balın balların
onun (“his/her/its”) balı balları
bizim (“our”) balımız ballarımız
sizin (“your”) balınız ballarınız
onların (“their”) balı or balları balları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) balımı ballarımı
sənin (“your”) balını ballarını
onun (“his/her/its”) balını ballarını
bizim (“our”) balımızı ballarımızı
sizin (“your”) balınızı ballarınızı
onların (“their”) balını or ballarını ballarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) balıma ballarıma
sənin (“your”) balına ballarına
onun (“his/her/its”) balına ballarına
bizim (“our”) balımıza ballarımıza
sizin (“your”) balınıza ballarınıza
onların (“their”) balına or ballarına ballarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) balımda ballarımda
sənin (“your”) balında ballarında
onun (“his/her/its”) balında ballarında
bizim (“our”) balımızda ballarımızda
sizin (“your”) balınızda ballarınızda
onların (“their”) balında or ballarında ballarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) balımdan ballarımdan
sənin (“your”) balından ballarından
onun (“his/her/its”) balından ballarından
bizim (“our”) balımızdan ballarımızdan
sizin (“your”) balınızdan ballarınızdan
onların (“their”) balından or ballarından ballarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) balımın ballarımın
sənin (“your”) balının ballarının
onun (“his/her/its”) balının ballarının
bizim (“our”) balımızın ballarımızın
sizin (“your”) balınızın ballarınızın
onların (“their”) balının or ballarının ballarının

Crimean Tatar

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *bạl (“honey”).

Noun

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bal (accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])

  1. honey, mead
  2. ball, dance party

Declension

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Declension of bal
nominative bal
genitive balnıñ
dative balğa
accusative balnı
locative balda
ablative baldan

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  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Czech

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Verb

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bal

  1. second-person singular imperative of balit

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch bal, from Old Dutch *bal, from Proto-Germanic *balluz. Doublet of baal.

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bal m (plural ballen, diminutive balletje n)

  1. a ball or any object with such a shape
    De kinderen speelden met een rode bal in het park.
    The children played with a red ball in the park.
    De hond rende achter de bal aan en bracht hem terug naar zijn baasje.
    The dog chased after the ball and brought it back to its owner.
    De chef-kok gebruikte een speciale bal om gehaktballetjes te maken.
    The chef used a special ball to make meatballs.
  2. (informal) testicle, nut
    Hij kreeg een flinke trap tegen zijn ballen.
    He got a hard kick to his testicles.
    De jongens lachten om de grap over ballen.
    The boys laughed at the joke about nuts.
    Bij het ongeluk kreeg hij een harde klap op zijn ballen.
    He got a hard hit on his groin at the accident.
  3. (sports) pass, shot
    De voetballer gaf een perfecte bal naar zijn teamgenoot.
    The soccer player made a perfect pass to his teammate.
    Ze gaf een hoge bal naar voren om de aanval te beginnen.
    She sent a high pass forward to start the attack.
  4. (informal, derogatory) toff, posh person
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  • Afrikaans: bal
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: bál
  • → Caribbean Javanese: bal
  • → Indonesian: bal
  • → Papiamentu: bala, balchi
  • → Saramaccan: balí
  • → Sranan Tongo: bal
  • → Sundanese: bal

Etymology 2

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From French bal, from Late Latin ballare.

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bal n (plural bals, diminutive balletje n)

  1. ball, dance party
    Er was een groot feest in de stad en iedereen was uitgenodigd voor het bal.
    There was a big party in the city, and everyone was invited to the ball.
    Het eindejaarsbal op school was een groot succes.
    The end-of-year dance party at school was a great success.
    Ze dansten de hele nacht door op het zomerse bal in het park.
    They danced all night at the summer ball in the park.
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  • Afrikaans: bal
  • Negerhollands: bal
    • → Virgin Islands Creole: bal
  • →? Sranan Tongo: bal

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. akin to sense spheric ball

Verb

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bal

  1. inflection of ballen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French bal, deverbal of baller, from Late Latin ballare (“to dance”).

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bal m (plural bals)

  1. dance party, ball

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Haitian Creole

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Etymology

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French bal (“dance”).

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bal

  1. dance party, ball

Hausa

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English ball.

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bâl f (plural bàlā̀bàlai)

  1. ball

Hungarian

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Etymology

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Uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Finno-Ugric *palɜ (“left”).[1][2] Cognate with Udmurt паллян (palľan, “left”). First attested in 1086.

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bal (not generally comparable, comparative balabb, superlative legbalabb)

  1. left
    Antonym: jobb
    bal kéz ― left hand
    a bal oldalon ― on the left side
  2. (figuratively) bad, unlucky
  3. (rare) left, left-wing (pertaining to the political left)
    Synonym: baloldali
    Antonym: jobb

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Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative bal —
accusative balt —
dative balnak —
instrumental ballal —
causal-final balért —
translative ballá —
terminative balig —
essive-formal balként —
essive-modal — —
inessive balban —
superessive balon —
adessive balnál —
illative balba —
sublative balra —
allative balhoz —
elative balból —
delative balról —
ablative baltól —
non-attributive
possessive – singular 		balé —
non-attributive
possessive – plural 		baléi —

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  1. ^ Entry #698 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  2. ^ bal in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.

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  • bal in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
  • bal in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Indonesian

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Etymology 1

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From Dutch bal (“ball”), from Middle Dutch bal, from Old Dutch *bal, from Proto-Germanic *balluz.

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Hyphenation: bal

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bal (plural bal-bal)

  1. (colloquial) ball, a solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass
    Synonym: bola

Etymology 2

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From Dutch baal, from Middle Dutch bale, from Old French bale.

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Hyphenation: bal

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bal (plural bal-bal)

  1. bale, a rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation
  2. a closed bag or package of wares
    Synonyms: bandela, karung

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Karaim

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *bạl.

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bal

  1. honey.

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

Limburgish

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch bal, from Old Dutch *bal, from Proto-Germanic *balluz.

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  • IPA(key): /bɑ(ː)l/, [bɑ(ː)˨l], [bɑ(ː)˦l]
    IPA(key): (Tungers) [bɑ̃l]
  • Hyphenation: bal
  • Rhymes: -ɑl, -ɑːl

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bal m (plural balle or bel, diminutive belke or belsje)

  1. (most dialects) ball (round or roundish object, most commonly used in games)
  2. (most dialects, informal) testicle, nut
  3. (most dialects, anatomy) ball (of the hand or foot)
  4. (most dialects, chiefly in the negative) anything
    Heer snap dao geinen bal vaanaof. (Maastrichtian)
    He doesn't understand anything.

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German balde, from Old High German baldo, adverb of bald, from Proto-Germanic *balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-. Cognate with German bald, Dutch boud, English bold.

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bal

  1. nearly, almost
  2. soon

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *bal, from Proto-Germanic *balluz.

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bal m

  1. ball (round object), sphere
  2. something worthless

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  • Dutch: bal
    • Afrikaans: bal
    • → Caribbean Hindustani: bál
    • → Caribbean Javanese: bal
    • → Indonesian: bal
    • → Papiamentu: bala, balchi
    • → Saramaccan: balí
    • → Sranan Tongo: bal
    • → Sundanese: bal
  • Limburgish: bal
  • West Flemish: bol

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Middle English

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Old English *beall, from Proto-West Germanic *ballu, from Proto-Germanic *balluz.

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    bal (plural balles)

    1. A ball (an object of spherical shape)
    2. A rounded or spherical lump or bump, especially in medical terminology; a boil.
    3. A ball used in sports or other entertainment.
    4. The eyeball; the eye viewed as a spherical object.
    5. A sport with a ball as a key component of play.
    6. One's head (top part of one's body)
    7. A projectile resembling a ball in form
    8. (rare) A node of muscles supporting the fingers or toes.
    9. (rare) A ball-shaped container or box.
    10. (rare, vulgar) One's testes (compare to the much more frequent Modern English sense)
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    North Wahgi

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    bal

    1. fish

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    Norwegian Nynorsk

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    Etymology

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    From the verb bala.

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    bal n (definite singular balet, uncountable)

    1. bother, fuss, trouble (annoying, difficult or stressful activity)
      Det blir berre bal om me prøvar å gjera det no.
      It will only cause bother if we try to do that now.

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    Old Polish

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Middle High German balle. First attested in 1481.

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    • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /baːlʲ/
    • IPA(key): (15th CE) /bɒlʲ/

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    bal m animacy unattested

    1. bale (rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation)
      • 1890 [1481], Adam Chmiel, editor, Zbiór dokumentów znajdujących się w Bibliotece hr. Przezdzieckich w Warszawie‎[2], page 41:
        Telam aut his similia ulna extra cameras mercimoniorum vendere audeant, preter... barchanum..., et telam stamine al. palem dumtaxat quilibet extra cameras predictas vendat
        [Telam aut his similia ulna extra cameras mercimoniorum vendere audeant, preter... barchanum..., et telam stamine al. balem dumtaxat quilibet extra cameras predictas vendat]

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    • B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “bal”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

    Polish

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    Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia pl

    Pronunciation

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    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -al
    • Syllabification: bal

    Etymology 1

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    Borrowed from French bal.[1] First attested in 1665–1683.[2]

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    bal m inan (diminutive balik)

    1. ball (formal dance)
      Hypernyms: see Thesaurus:impreza
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    Declension of bal
    singular plural
    nominative bal bale
    genitive balu bali
    dative balowi balom
    accusative bal bale
    instrumental balem balami
    locative balu balach
    vocative balu bale
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    Etymology 2

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    Borrowed from German Balken / Baal.[1] First attested in 1594.[3]

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    bal m inan

    1. log (large cut piece of wood)
      Synonyms: dyl, kloc
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    Declension of bal
    singular plural
    nominative bal bale
    genitive balu bali
    dative balowi balom
    accusative bal bale
    instrumental balem balami
    locative balu balach
    vocative balu bale

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    Inherited from Old Polish bal.

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    bal m inan

    2. bale (rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation, ten reams)
      Synonyms: balot, bela
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    Declension of bal
    singular plural
    nominative bal bale
    genitive balu bali
    dative balowi balom
    accusative bal bale
    instrumental balem balami
    locative balu balach
    vocative balu bale

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    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “bal”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
    2. ^ Paweł Kupiszewski (13.06.2024) “BAL”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
    3. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “bal”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

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    • bal in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • bal in Polish dictionaries at PWN
    • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “bal”, in Słownik języka polskiego
    • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “bal”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
    • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “bal”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 86
    • bal in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
    • Jan Łoś (1886) “bal”, in “Gwara opoczyńska. Studium dialektologiczne”, in Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności (1), volume 11, page 182

    Romagnol

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    Etymology

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    From Late Latin ballāre (“dance”).

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    • (Central Romagnol): IPA(key): [ˈbaɐ̯l]

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    bal m (plural bël)

    1. dance

    Romani

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀮 (vāla), from Sanskrit वाल (vāla). Cognate with Hindi बाल (bāl), Punjabi ਵਾਲ (vāl, “hair”).

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    bal m (nominative plural bala)

    1. a single hair
    2. (in the plural) hair
      • 2002 July, Milena Hübschmannová, “Origin of Roma”, in ROMBASE Cultural Database‎[3], archived from the original on 2014-10-27:
        mire bala kale hin
        My hair is black

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    References

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    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vāˊla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 675
    • Boretzky, Norbert, Igla, Birgit (1994) “bal”, in Wörterbuch Romani-Deutsch-Englisch für den südosteuropäischen Raum : mit einer Grammatik der Dialektvarianten [Romani-German-English dictionary for the Southern European region] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 18
    • Yaron Matras (2002) “Historical and linguistic origins”, in Romani: A Linguistic Introduction‎[4], Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 40
    • Marcel Courthiade (2009) “o bal, -es- m. -a, -en-”, in Melinda Rézműves, editor, Morri angluni rromane ćhibǎqi evroputni lavustik = Első rromani nyelvű európai szótáram : cigány, magyar, angol, francia, spanyol, német, ukrán, román, horvát, szlovák, görög [My First European-Romani Dictionary: Romani, Hungarian, English, French, Spanish, German, Ukrainian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovak, Greek] (overall work in Hungarian and English), Budapest: Fővárosi Onkormányzat Cigány Ház--Romano Kher, →ISBN, pages 71-72

    Romanian

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from French bal.

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    bal n (plural baluri)

    1. ball (party)

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    Declension of bal
    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative bal balul baluri balurile
    genitive-dative bal balului baluri balurilor
    vocative balule balurilor

    Romansch

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from French bal, from Late Latin ballare.

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    bal m (plural bals)

    1. ball (formal dance)

    Salar

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-Turkic *bạl. Compare to Kazakh бал (bal), etc.

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    • (Jiezi, Gaizi, Xunhua, Qinghai, Ili, Yining, Xinjiang) IPA(key): [pɑl], [pɑɫ]

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    bal (3rd person possessive [please provide], plural [please provide])

    1. honey

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    References

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    • Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “pal”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 435
    • 林莲云 [Lin Lianyun] (1985) “bal”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar]‎[5], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 7
    • 马伟 [Ma Wei], 朝克 [Chao Ke] (2014) “bal”, in 撒拉语366条会话读本 [Salar 366 Conversation Reader]‎[6], 1st edition, 社会科学文献出版社 [Social Science Literature Press], →ISBN, page 17
    • Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “bal”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 32
    • Yakup, Abdurishid (2002) “bal”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon‎[7], Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 54

    San Juan Guelavía Zapotec

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-Zapotec *kwella(k).

    Noun

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    bal

    1. fire

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    • López Antonio, Joaquín, Jones, Ted, Jones, Kris (2012) Vocabulario breve del Zapoteco de San Juan Guelavía‎[8] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Tlalpan, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 13, 25

    Serbo-Croatian

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    Noun

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    bal m (Cyrillic spelling бал)

    1. ball (dance)

    Silesian

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    Pronunciation

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    Etymology 1

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    Borrowed from German Ball.

    Noun

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    bal m inan (related adjective balowy)

    1. ball (round or roundish object, most commonly used in games)
    2. ball game (game with such an object)
    Declension
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    Declension of bal
    singular plural
    nominative bal bale
    genitive balu balōw
    dative balowi balōm
    accusative bal bale
    instrumental balym balami/balōma
    locative balu balach
    vocative balu bale
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    Etymology 2

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    Borrowed from Old Polish bal.

    Noun

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    bal m inan

    1. bale (rounded bundled goods, especially straw etc.)
    Declension
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    Declension of bal
    singular plural
    nominative bal bale
    genitive balu balōw
    dative balowi balōm
    accusative bal bale
    instrumental balym balami/balōma
    locative balu balach
    vocative balu bale
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    Etymology 3

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    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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    bal m inan

    1. hortensia, hydrangea (any of several shrubs, of the genus Hydrangea)
    2. viburnum, guelder rose, any shrub of genus Viburnum
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    Declension of bal
    singular plural
    nominative bal bale
    genitive balu balōw
    dative balowi balōm
    accusative bal bale
    instrumental balym balami/balōma
    locative balu balach
    vocative balu bale
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    Further reading

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    • bal in dykcjonorz.eu
    • bal in silling.org
    • Henryk Jaroszewicz (2022) “bal”, in Zasady pisowni języka śląskiego (in Polish), Siedlce: Wydawnictwo Naukowe IKR[i]BL, page 62
    • Aleksandra Wencel (2023) “bal”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski, page 38

    Slovincian

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈbal/
    • Rhymes: -al
    • Syllabification: bal

    Etymology 1

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    Borrowed from German Ball.

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    bal m inan (diminutive balëk, related adjective balôwy)

    1. ball (round or roundish object, most commonly used in games)

    Etymology 2

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    Borrowed from German Ball.

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    bal m inan (diminutive balëk, related adjective balôwy)

    1. ball (formal dance)

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    Southern Kam

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    bal

    1. fish

    Sumerian

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    Romanization

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    bal

    1. Romanization of 𒁄 (bal)

    Sundanese

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    Etymology

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    From Dutch bal, from Middle Dutch bal, from Old Dutch *bal, from Proto-Germanic *balluz.

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    bal

    1. a ball or any object with such a shape
    2. football; the ball used in a "football" game
      Ujang nepi ka ayeuna kénéh teu tiasa maén bal.
      Ujang still can't play football to this day.

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    Swedish

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    Noun

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    bal c

    1. bale, bundle (big packet of things)
    2. Formal gathering for dance, ball

    Declension

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    Declension of bal 1
    nominative genitive
    singular indefinite bal bals
    definite balen balens
    plural indefinite balar balars
    definite balarna balarnas
    Declension of bal
    nominative genitive
    singular indefinite bal bals
    definite balen balens
    plural indefinite baler balers
    definite balerna balernas
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    bale
    ball

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    Anagrams

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    Tatar

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    Noun

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    bal

    1. honey

    Tübatulabal

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    Noun

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    bal

    1. Alternative spelling of pa·l

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    • Kroeber, Shoshonean Dialects of California, in University of California Publications: American archaeology and ethnology, volume 4, page 81

    Turkish

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    Etymology

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    From Ottoman Turkish بال, from Proto-Turkic *bạl (“honey”).

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    Noun

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    bal (definite accusative balı, plural ballar)

    1. honey

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    Declension of bal
    singular plural
    nominative bal ballar
    definite accusative balı balları
    dative bala ballara
    locative balda ballarda
    ablative baldan ballardan
    genitive balın balların
    Possessive forms
    nominative
    singular plural
    1st singular balım ballarım
    2nd singular balın balların
    3rd singular balı balları
    1st plural balımız ballarımız
    2nd plural balınız ballarınız
    3rd plural balları balları
    definite accusative
    singular plural
    1st singular balımı ballarımı
    2nd singular balını ballarını
    3rd singular balını ballarını
    1st plural balımızı ballarımızı
    2nd plural balınızı ballarınızı
    3rd plural ballarını ballarını
    dative
    singular plural
    1st singular balıma ballarıma
    2nd singular balına ballarına
    3rd singular balına ballarına
    1st plural balımıza ballarımıza
    2nd plural balınıza ballarınıza
    3rd plural ballarına ballarına
    locative
    singular plural
    1st singular balımda ballarımda
    2nd singular balında ballarında
    3rd singular balında ballarında
    1st plural balımızda ballarımızda
    2nd plural balınızda ballarınızda
    3rd plural ballarında ballarında
    ablative
    singular plural
    1st singular balımdan ballarımdan
    2nd singular balından ballarından
    3rd singular balından ballarından
    1st plural balımızdan ballarımızdan
    2nd plural balınızdan ballarınızdan
    3rd plural ballarından ballarından
    genitive
    singular plural
    1st singular balımın ballarımın
    2nd singular balının ballarının
    3rd singular balının ballarının
    1st plural balımızın ballarımızın
    2nd plural balınızın ballarınızın
    3rd plural ballarının ballarının

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    Turkmen

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    Other scripts
    Latin bal‍
    Cyrillic бал‍
    Arabic بال

    Etymology

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    From Proto-Turkic *bạl (“honey”).

    Noun

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    bal (definite accusative baly, plural ballar)

    1. honey

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    Declension of bal
    singular plural
    nominative bal ballar
    accusative baly ballary
    genitive balyň ballaryň
    dative bala ballara
    locative balda ballarda
    ablative baldan ballardan

    Further reading

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    • “bal” in Enedilim.com
    • “bal” in Webonary.org

    Volapük

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    Volapük cardinal numbers
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        Cardinal : bal
        Ordinal : balid
        Adverbial : balna

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    bal

    1. one

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    Wolof

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    Noun

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    bal (definite form bal bi)

    1. ball

    References

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    Omar Ka (2018) Nanu Dégg Wolof, National African Language Resource Center, →ISBN

    Zaniza Zapotec

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    Noun

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    bal

    1. fish
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