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bala

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Anyi

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bala

  1. to come

Asturian

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Noun

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bala f (plural bales)

  1. bullet

Azerbaijani

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Other scripts
Cyrillic бала
Abjad بالا

Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *bāla (“child”), which is etymologically related to baldız (“sister-in-law”).[1] Cognate with Crimean Tatar bala, Uzbek bola, Turkish bala (dialectal), etc.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bɑˈɫɑ]
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  • Hyphenation: ba‧la

Noun

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bala (definite accusative balanı, plural balalar)

  1. child
    Synonym: uşaq
  2. young of an animal

Declension

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Declension of bala
singular plural
nominative balabalalar
definite accusative balanıbalaları
dative balayabalalara
locative baladabalalarda
ablative baladanbalalardan
definite genitive balanınbalaların
Possessive forms of bala
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) balam balalarım
sənin (“your”) balan balaların
onun (“his/her/its”) balası balaları
bizim (“our”) balamız balalarımız
sizin (“your”) balanız balalarınız
onların (“their”) balası or balaları balaları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) balamı balalarımı
sənin (“your”) balanı balalarını
onun (“his/her/its”) balasını balalarını
bizim (“our”) balamızı balalarımızı
sizin (“your”) balanızı balalarınızı
onların (“their”) balasını or balalarını balalarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) balama balalarıma
sənin (“your”) balana balalarına
onun (“his/her/its”) balasına balalarına
bizim (“our”) balamıza balalarımıza
sizin (“your”) balanıza balalarınıza
onların (“their”) balasına or balalarına balalarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) balamda balalarımda
sənin (“your”) balanda balalarında
onun (“his/her/its”) balasında balalarında
bizim (“our”) balamızda balalarımızda
sizin (“your”) balanızda balalarınızda
onların (“their”) balasında or balalarında balalarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) balamdan balalarımdan
sənin (“your”) balandan balalarından
onun (“his/her/its”) balasından balalarından
bizim (“our”) balamızdan balalarımızdan
sizin (“your”) balanızdan balalarınızdan
onların (“their”) balasından or balalarından balalarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) balamın balalarımın
sənin (“your”) balanın balalarının
onun (“his/her/its”) balasının balalarının
bizim (“our”) balamızın balalarımızın
sizin (“your”) balanızın balalarınızın
onların (“their”) balasının or balalarının balalarının

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Armenian: բալա (bala)
  • → Khalaj: bala
  • → Talysh: balə

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  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*bāla-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

Balanta-Ganja

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Noun

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bala

  1. balafon

Balinese

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Romanization

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bala

  1. Romanization of ᬩᬮ

Bambara

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bala

  1. xylophone
  2. porcupine

Catalan

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French balle.

Noun

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bala f (plural bales)

  1. bale
    dues bales de paper ― two bales of paper

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Italian palla.

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bala f (plural bales)

  1. bullet
    • 2019, “Sento”, in Energia fosca, performed by El Petit de Cal Eril:
      Coses inútils com les caixes o els bancs / Coses terribles com les bales o els tancs
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. marble
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Chichewa

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bála class 5 (plural mabála class 6)

  1. wound, injury
  2. defect, physical problem

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English bar.

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bála class 5 (plural mabála class 6)

  1. bar (establishment where alcoholic beverages can be sold)

Etymology 3

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From Proto-Bantu *-bíada.

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-bala (infinitive kubála)

  1. to bear, give forth
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Crimean Tatar

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Noun

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bala

  1. child
  2. foal

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Declension of bala
nominative bala
genitive balanıñ
dative balağa
accusative balanı
locative balada
ablative baladan

References

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

Galician

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Noun

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bala f (plural balas)

  1. bullet

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Garo

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Etymology

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Likely related to bala. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb

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bala

  1. to blow

Iban

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ba.la/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧la

Noun

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bala

  1. group of people

Indonesian

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Etymology 1

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From Malay bala, from Sanskrit बल (bala).

Noun

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bala (plural bala-bala)

  1. force, army
    Synonyms: laskar, pasukan, prajurit, tentara
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Etymology 2

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From Malay bala, from Arabic بَلَاء (balāʔ).

Noun

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bala (uncountable)

  1. (uncommon) misfortune
    Synonym: kesialan

Etymology 3

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From Javanese ꦧꦭ (bala) or Balinese ᬩᬮ (bala). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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bala (uncountable)

  1. 25th wuku of the Pawukon calendar

Etymology 4

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From Tombulu [Term?]. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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bala (plural bala-bala)

  1. (dialectal) birds that are deemed able to give signal through their movements or sound.

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Javanese

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Romanization

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bala

  1. Romanization of ꦧꦭ

Karaim

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *bāla.

Noun

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bala

  1. child

References

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

Karao

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bala

  1. (anatomy) lung

Kashubian

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Bala

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Ball.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈba.la/
  • Rhymes: -ala
  • Syllabification: ba‧la

Noun

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bala f

  1. ball
    Synonym: pùczk

Declension

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Declension of bala
singular plural
nominative bala bale
genitive balë bal(ów)
dative balë balóm
accusative balã bale
instrumental balą balama
locative balë balach
vocative bala/balo bale

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “piłka”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “piłka”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎[2]
  • “bala”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Keley-I Kallahan

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Noun

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bala

  1. (anatomy) lung

Khalaj

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Perso-Arabic بالا

Etymology

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Borrowed from Azerbaijani bala (“child”)

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Noun

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bala (definite accusative balañ, plural balalar)

  1. child
    Synonyms: bəççə, kâl, kôka

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Declension of bala
singular plural
nominative bala balalar
genitive balañ balalarııñ
dative balaqa balalarqa
definite accusative balañ balaları
locative balaça balalarça
ablative balada balalarda
instrumental balala balalarla
equative balavâra balalarvâra

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  • Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó

Latin

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bālā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of bālō

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  • "bala", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • "bala" in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

Limos Kalinga

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Noun

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bala

  1. hot coals

Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From bãlas (“white”) +‎ -a. Cognate with Latvian bala (“loamy valley without trees, swamp, depression”), Proto-Slavic *bělь.

Noun

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balà f stress pattern 2/4

  1. swamp, mire, morass
    Synonyms: pélkė, rai̇̃stas
    • 1899, Mitteilungen der Litauischen Literarischen Gesellschaft, Volume 4‎[3], page 445:
      Oi šermukšni, šermukšni, Kur tu augai tarp baliu [sic]
      Oh, rowan tree, where have you been growing in the midst of the swamps?
      Popularized in a recording by the Lithuanian band Ugniavijas in 2013.
    • 1925, J. Elisonas, “Archeologinių ir šiaip įdomių, tiek Panevėžio apskrities, tiek kitų artimų apylinkių, vietų sarašas, kurį yra surinkę Panevėžio valstybinės gimnazijos mokiniai [A list of archeological and otherwise interesting places, both in Panevėžys County and other nearby areas, compiled by the students of Panevėžys State Gymnasium]”, in Švietimo darbas‎[4], number 4, pages 325–326:
      Dijokalnis. [...] Kalną supa miškas ir bala. [...] Dobulio kalnas. [...] Prie kalno yra gana didelė bala, turinti to paties kalno pavadinimą.
      [Dijokalnis hill] is surrounded by forest and swamp. [...] Near [Dobulio hill] there is a rather large swamp, which has the same name as the hill.
  2. puddle
    Synonyms: balùtė, klãnas, valkà
    • 1971, Iš lietuvių kultūros istorijos‎[5], volume 6, Mintis:
      Lyjant kaimo gatvėje neretai susidarydavo didžiulės balos.
      While it rained on the village street, huge puddles often formed.
    • 2000, Valentinas Zaikauskas, Pėdsakai baigiasi rojuje valentinas, Lietuvos rašytojų sąjunga:
      Blogai, kad lietus pradėjo merkti, - galvojo seklys, - tačiau sekant tokį beprotį lietus yra niekai. Ir vėjas, ir balos - tik smulkmena palyginus su ta nenusakoma beprotybe, kurios privalau neišleisti iš akių.
      It's bad that the rain started to drizzle, the sleuth thought, but following such madness the rain is nothing. Both the wind and the puddles are just a trifle compared to that indescribable madness that I must not lose sight of.

Declension

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Declension of balà
singular (vienaskaita) plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) balà bãlos
genitive (kilmininkas) bãlos bãlų
dative (naudininkas) bãlai bãloms
accusative (galininkas) bãlą balàs
instrumental (įnagininkas) balà bãlomis
locative (vietininkas) bãloje bãlose
vocative (šauksmininkas) bãla bãlos
Declension of balà
singular (vienaskaita) plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) balà bãlos
genitive (kilmininkas) balõs balų̃
dative (naudininkas) bãlai balóms
accusative (galininkas) bãlą balàs
instrumental (įnagininkas) balà balomi̇̀s
locative (vietininkas) balojè balosè
vocative (šauksmininkas) bãla bãlos

References

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  • Derksen, Rick (2015) “bala”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 77
  • “bala”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
  • “bala”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025

Malagasy

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Etymology 1

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From French balle.

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bala

  1. bullet
  2. cartridge

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Noun

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bala

  1. (dialectal) poles used to carry a burden

Etymology 3

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Verb

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balà

  1. imperative form of balana

Malay

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Etymology 1

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From Sanskrit बल (bala).

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bala (Jawi spelling بالا, plural bala-bala, informal 1st possessive balaku, 2nd possessive balamu, 3rd possessive balanya)

  1. soldiery; army, force
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Etymology 2

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From Arabic بَلَاء (balāʔ, “misfortune”).

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bala (Jawi spelling بالا or بلاء, plural bala-bala, informal 1st possessive balaku, 2nd possessive balamu, 3rd possessive balanya)

  1. misfortune, disaster, calamity
    Synonyms: bencana, malapetaka, kemalangan, kecelakaan
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Masbatenyo

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish bala.

Noun

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bala

  1. bullet

Middle English

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Noun

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bala

  1. Alternative form of bale (“bale”)

Mudburra

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Noun

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bala

  1. inland snake-eyed skink, a small tree-dwelling lizard in inland Australia.

Northern Sami

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpala/

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bala

  1. inflection of ballat:
    1. present indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular imperative
    3. imperative connegative

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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  • bale (verb, e-infinitive)

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bala (present tense balar, past tense bala, past participle bala, passive infinitive balast, present participle balande, imperative bala/bal)

  1. to make noise
    Synonyms: bråka, ståka
  2. to struggle
    Synonyms: streva, træla

Noun

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bala n

  1. definite plural of bal

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Occitan

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bala f (plural balas)

  1. bullet (a projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed)

Old Javanese

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Kawi
Javanese ꦧꦭ
Balinese
Roman bala

Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit बल (bala, “power, strength”).

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Noun

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bala

  1. strength, power
  2. troops, army, soldiers of lesser rank

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Descendants

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References

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  • "bala" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit बल (bala).

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bala n

  1. strength
  2. power
  3. force
  4. army, military force

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Declension table of "bala" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)balaṃbalāni
Accusative (second)balaṃbalāni
Instrumental (third)balena or balasābalehi or balebhi
Dative (fourth)balassa or balāya or balatthaṃbalānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)balasmā or balamhā or balābalehi or balebhi
Genitive (sixth)balassabalānaṃ
Locative (seventh)balasmiṃ or balamhi or balebalesu
Vocative (calling)balabalāni

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Descendants

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Papiamentu

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Noun

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bala

  1. ball

Phuthi

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-bàda.

Verb

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-bala

  1. to count

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French balle,[1][2] from Middle French balle from Northern Italian balla (“ball”), from Lombardic *palla, *balla (“ball”), from Proto-Germanic *ballô (“ball”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoln- (“bubble”), from *bʰel- (“to blow, swell, inflate”).

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bala f (plural balas)

  1. bullet, projectile (part of the ammunition for firearms)
    Synonym: projétil
    • 2009 April 15, “Corra! Rei das Feras!” (02:20 from the start), in Ryukendo, episode 3, São Paulo: Centauro, via RedeTV!; dubbing of “走れ!百獣の王”, in 魔弾戦記リュウケンドー, 2006 January 22:
      Kenji Narukami: Ih, eu não tenho mais balas...
      Jushiro Fudo: Não é bala que se fala, é munição!
      Kenji Narukami: Uh-oh, I've run out of bullets...
      Jushiro Fudo: Don't say bullet, it's ammunition!
  2. (Brazil) candy, sweet
    Synonyms: doce, guloseima, rebuçado
  3. (Brazil, slang) ecstasy (MDMA) pill
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In Brazil, people in the military and other fields that make use of guns tend to proscribe the use of this word because of the candy sense, often relying on synonyms like projétil (projectile) and munição (ammunition).

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  1. ^ “bala”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “bala”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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bala

  1. inflection of balar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
  2. inflection of balir:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Romanian

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Noun

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bala f

  1. definite nominative/accusative singular of bală

Salar

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Etymology

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Cognate with Azerbaijani bala.

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Noun

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bala (3rd person possessive balası, plural balalar)

  1. child

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  • 林莲云 [Lin Lianyun] (1985) “bala”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar]‎[6], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 16
  • Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “bala”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 300
  • 马伟 [Ma Wei], 朝克 [Chao Ke] (2014) “bala”, in 撒拉语366条会话读本 [Salar 366 Conversation Reader]‎[7], 1st edition, 社会科学文献出版社 [Social Science Literature Press], →ISBN, page 16

Sango

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bala

  1. to greet

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology 1

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From Italian ballo, from Old High German balo.

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  • IPA(key): /bâla/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧la

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bȁla f (Cyrillic spelling ба̏ла)

  1. bale, bundle, pack (bundle of goods)
  2. (regional) ball, sphere
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Declension of bala
singular plural
nominative bȁla bale
genitive bale bȃlā
dative bali balama
accusative balu bale
vocative balo bale
locative bali balama
instrumental balom balama

Etymology 2

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Unknown. Possibly a Dalmatian substratum word; compare Romanian bale (“slobber, saliva”).

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  • IPA(key): /bâla/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧la

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bȁla f (Cyrillic spelling ба̏ла)

  1. (usually in the plural) mucus, snivel
  2. (usually in the plural, informal) snot
  3. (usually in the plural) slobber
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Declension of bala
singular plural
nominative bala bale
genitive bale bala
dative bali balama
accusative balu bale
vocative balo bale
locative bali balama
instrumental balom balama

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  • “bala”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
  • “bala”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Sotho

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bala

  1. to read

Southern Ndebele

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-bàda.

Verb

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-bala

  1. to count

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Spanish

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French balle.

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bala f (plural balas)

  1. bullet
    La bala atravesó la pared de la casa. ― The bullet went through the wall of the house.
    Encontraron una bala en la esceña del crimen. ― They found a bullet at the crime scene.
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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bala

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

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Sumerian

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Romanization

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bala

  1. Romanization of 𒁄 (bala)

Swazi

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-bàda.

Verb

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-bala

  1. to count

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Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bajaq (“tell, inform; ask, inquire”).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈbalaʔ/ [ˈbaː.lɐʔ] (“threat; warning”, noun)
    • IPA(key): /baˈlaʔ/ [bɐˈlaʔ] (“speaking; saying”, noun)
  • Syllabification: ba‧la

Noun

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balà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ)

  1. threat
    Synonyms: panakot, banta, babala
  2. warning
    Synonyms: babala, paalala
  3. (obsolete) accusation against someone in front of some authority
    Synonyms: sumbong, bintang, akusa
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Noun

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balâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ) (obsolete)

  1. statement; speech; words said
    Synonyms: sabi, salita, wika
    Ang bala ng hari.
    The word of the king.
  2. act of speaking or saying something
    Synonyms: sabi, salita, wika, pagsasalita, pagsasabi, pagwiwika
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Spanish bala (“bullet”).

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Noun

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bala (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ)

  1. bullet; slug
    Synonym: punglo
  2. pellet
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Etymology 3

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Possibly from Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bala, *bara (“whatever, whichever”).

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Determiner

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bala (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ)

  1. Obsolete form of balang.
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Etymology 4

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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bala (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ) (obsolete)

  1. buying on credit
    Synonyms: utang, pantaw
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Anagrams

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Tatar

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Noun

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bala

  1. young animal,nestling
  2. child

Ternate

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Etymology 1

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From N- +‎ pala (“to rise”).

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Verb

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bala

  1. (intransitive) to float up, to emerge from water
  2. (intransitive, by extension) to appear, to emerge
Conjugation
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Conjugation of bala
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tobala fobala mibala
2nd person nobala nibala
3rd
person 		masculine obala ibala
yobala (archaic)
feminine mobala
neuter ibala

Etymology 2

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From either Indonesian bala (“army”) or Javanese ꦧꦭ (bala, “army”), both from Sanskrit बल (bala).

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Noun

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bala

  1. people

Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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bala

  1. Alternative form of bahala (“disaster”)

References

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  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tswana

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-bàda.

Verb

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bala

  1. to count

Turkish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *bāla (“child”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ba‧la

Noun

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bala (definite accusative balayı, plural balalar)

  1. (obsolete, otherwise dialectal) child, baby

Declension

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Declension of bala
singular plural
nominative bala balalar
definite accusative balayı balaları
dative balaya balalara
locative balada balalarda
ablative baladan balalardan
genitive balanın balaların
Possessive forms
nominative
singular plural
1st singular balam balalarım
2nd singular balan balaların
3rd singular balası balaları
1st plural balamız balalarımız
2nd plural balanız balalarınız
3rd plural balaları balaları
definite accusative
singular plural
1st singular balamı balalarımı
2nd singular balanı balalarını
3rd singular balasını balalarını
1st plural balamızı balalarımızı
2nd plural balanızı balalarınızı
3rd plural balalarını balalarını
dative
singular plural
1st singular balama balalarıma
2nd singular balana balalarına
3rd singular balasına balalarına
1st plural balamıza balalarımıza
2nd plural balanıza balalarınıza
3rd plural balalarına balalarına
locative
singular plural
1st singular balamda balalarımda
2nd singular balanda balalarında
3rd singular balasında balalarında
1st plural balamızda balalarımızda
2nd plural balanızda balalarınızda
3rd plural balalarında balalarında
ablative
singular plural
1st singular balamdan balalarımdan
2nd singular balandan balalarından
3rd singular balasından balalarından
1st plural balamızdan balalarımızdan
2nd plural balanızdan balalarınızdan
3rd plural balalarından balalarından
genitive
singular plural
1st singular balamın balalarımın
2nd singular balanın balalarının
3rd singular balasının balalarının
1st plural balamızın balalarımızın
2nd plural balanızın balalarınızın
3rd plural balalarının balalarının

Synonyms

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Uyghur

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Other scripts
Perso-Arabic بالا
Latin ‍bala‍
Cyrillic бала

Noun

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bala

  1. Latin (ULY) transcription of بالا (bala)
  2. Latin (UYY) transcription of بالا (bala)

Welsh

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *balago-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- (“to dribble; gush forth; spring; squirt; throw”). Cognate with English quell.

Noun

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bala m (plural balaon)

  1. effluent, sluice

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of bala
radical soft nasal aspirate
bala fala mala unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bala”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Wolof

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Pronunciation

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Adverb

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bala

  1. before

Xhosa

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-bàda.

Verb

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-bala

  1. to count

Inflection

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This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

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Zulu

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-bàda.

Verb

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-bala

  1. to count
  2. to calculate

Inflection

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tone L (infinitive ukubala)
positive negative
infinitive ukubala ukungabali
imperative
simple + object concord
singular bala -bale
plural balani -baleni
present
positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
1st singular ngiyabala, ngibala engibalayo, engibala ngibala angibali engingabali ngingabali
2nd singular uyabala, ubala obalayo, obala ubala awubali ongabali ungabali
1st plural siyabala, sibala esibalayo, esibala sibala asibali esingabali singabali
2nd plural niyabala, nibala enibalayo, enibala nibala anibali eningabali ningabali
class 1 uyabala, ubala obalayo, obala ebala akabali ongabali engabali
class 2 bayabala, babala ababalayo, ababala bebala ababali abangabali bengabali
class 3 uyabala, ubala obalayo, obala ubala awubali ongabali ungabali
class 4 iyabala, ibala ebalayo, ebala ibala ayibali engabali ingabali
class 5 liyabala, libala elibalayo, elibala libala alibali elingabali lingabali
class 6 ayabala, abala abalayo, abala ebala awabali angabali engabali
class 7 siyabala, sibala esibalayo, esibala sibala asibali esingabali singabali
class 8 ziyabala, zibala ezibalayo, ezibala zibala azibali ezingabali zingabali
class 9 iyabala, ibala ebalayo, ebala ibala ayibali engabali ingabali
class 10 ziyabala, zibala ezibalayo, ezibala zibala azibali ezingabali zingabali
class 11 luyabala, lubala olubalayo, olubala lubala alubali olungabali lungabali
class 14 buyabala, bubala obubalayo, obubala bubala abubali obungabali bungabali
class 15 kuyabala, kubala okubalayo, okubala kubala akubali okungabali kungabali
class 17 kuyabala, kubala okubalayo, okubala kubala akubali okungabali kungabali
recent past
positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
1st singular ngibalile, ngibalē engibalile, engibalē ngibalile, ngibalē angibalanga engingabalanga ngingabalanga
2nd singular ubalile, ubalē obalile, obalē ubalile, ubalē awubalanga ongabalanga ungabalanga
1st plural sibalile, sibalē esibalile, esibalē sibalile, sibalē asibalanga esingabalanga singabalanga
2nd plural nibalile, nibalē enibalile, enibalē nibalile, nibalē anibalanga eningabalanga ningabalanga
class 1 ubalile, ubalē obalile, obalē ebalile, ebalē akabalanga ongabalanga engabalanga
class 2 babalile, babalē ababalile, ababalē bebalile, bebalē ababalanga abangabalanga bengabalanga
class 3 ubalile, ubalē obalile, obalē ubalile, ubalē awubalanga ongabalanga ungabalanga
class 4 ibalile, ibalē ebalile, ebalē ibalile, ibalē ayibalanga engabalanga ingabalanga
class 5 libalile, libalē elibalile, elibalē libalile, libalē alibalanga elingabalanga lingabalanga
class 6 abalile, abalē abalile, abalē ebalile, ebalē awabalanga angabalanga engabalanga
class 7 sibalile, sibalē esibalile, esibalē sibalile, sibalē asibalanga esingabalanga singabalanga
class 8 zibalile, zibalē ezibalile, ezibalē zibalile, zibalē azibalanga ezingabalanga zingabalanga
class 9 ibalile, ibalē ebalile, ebalē ibalile, ibalē ayibalanga engabalanga ingabalanga
class 10 zibalile, zibalē ezibalile, ezibalē zibalile, zibalē azibalanga ezingabalanga zingabalanga
class 11 lubalile, lubalē olubalile, olubalē lubalile, lubalē alubalanga olungabalanga lungabalanga
class 14 bubalile, bubalē obubalile, obubalē bubalile, bubalē abubalanga obungabalanga bungabalanga
class 15 kubalile, kubalē okubalile, okubalē kubalile, kubalē akubalanga okungabalanga kungabalanga
class 17 kubalile, kubalē okubalile, okubalē kubalile, kubalē akubalanga okungabalanga kungabalanga
remote past
positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
1st singular ngābala engābala ngābala angibalanga engingabalanga ngingabalanga
2nd singular wābala owābala wābala awubalanga ongabalanga ungabalanga
1st plural sābala esābala sābala asibalanga esingabalanga singabalanga
2nd plural nābala enābala nābala anibalanga eningabalanga ningabalanga
class 1 wābala owābala ābala akabalanga ongabalanga engabalanga
class 2 bābala abābala bābala ababalanga abangabalanga bengabalanga
class 3 wābala owābala wābala awubalanga ongabalanga ungabalanga
class 4 yābala eyābala yābala ayibalanga engabalanga ingabalanga
class 5 lābala elābala lābala alibalanga elingabalanga lingabalanga
class 6 ābala ābala ābala awabalanga angabalanga engabalanga
class 7 sābala esābala sābala asibalanga esingabalanga singabalanga
class 8 zābala ezābala zābala azibalanga ezingabalanga zingabalanga
class 9 yābala eyābala yābala ayibalanga engabalanga ingabalanga
class 10 zābala ezābala zābala azibalanga ezingabalanga zingabalanga
class 11 lwābala olwābala lwābala alubalanga olungabalanga lungabalanga
class 14 bābala obābala bābala abubalanga obungabalanga bungabalanga
class 15 kwābala okwābala kwābala akubalanga okungabalanga kungabalanga
class 17 kwābala okwābala kwābala akubalanga okungabalanga kungabalanga
potential
positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
1st singular ngingabala — ngingabala ngingebale — ngingebale
2nd singular ungabala — ungabala ungebale — ungebale
1st plural singabala — singabala singebale — singebale
2nd plural ningabala — ningabala ningebale — ningebale
class 1 angabala — engabala angebale — engebale
class 2 bangabala — bengabala bangebale — bengebale
class 3 ungabala — ungabala ungebale — ungebale
class 4 ingabala — ingabala ingebale — ingebale
class 5 lingabala — lingabala lingebale — lingebale
class 6 angabala — engabala angebale — engebale
class 7 singabala — singabala singebale — singebale
class 8 zingabala — zingabala zingebale — zingebale
class 9 ingabala — ingabala ingebale — ingebale
class 10 zingabala — zingabala zingebale — zingebale
class 11 lungabala — lungabala lungebale — lungebale
class 14 bungabala — bungabala bungebale — bungebale
class 15 kungabala — kungabala kungebale — kungebale
class 17 kungabala — kungabala kungebale — kungebale
immediate future
positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
1st singular ngizobala engizobala ngizobala angizubala engingezubala ngingezubala
2nd singular uzobala ozobala uzobala awuzubala ongezubala ungezubala
1st plural sizobala esizobala sizobala asizubala esingezubala singezubala
2nd plural nizobala enizobala nizobala anizubala eningezubala ningezubala
class 1 uzobala ozobala ezobala akazubala ongezubala engezubala
class 2 bazobala abazobala bezobala abazubala abangezubala bengezubala
class 3 uzobala ozobala uzobala awuzubala ongezubala ungezubala
class 4 izobala ezobala izobala ayizubala engezubala ingezubala
class 5 lizobala elizobala lizobala alizubala elingezubala lingezubala
class 6 azobala azobala ezobala awazubala angezubala engezubala
class 7 sizobala esizobala sizobala asizubala esingezubala singezubala
class 8 zizobala ezizobala zizobala azizubala ezingezubala zingezubala
class 9 izobala ezobala izobala ayizubala engezubala ingezubala
class 10 zizobala ezizobala zizobala azizubala ezingezubala zingezubala
class 11 luzobala oluzobala luzobala aluzubala olungezubala lungezubala
class 14 buzobala obuzobala buzobala abuzubala obungezubala bungezubala
class 15 kuzobala okuzobala kuzobala akuzubala okungezubala kungezubala
class 17 kuzobala okuzobala kuzobala akuzubala okungezubala kungezubala
remote future
positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
1st singular ngiyobala engiyobala ngiyobala angiyubala engingeyubala ngingeyubala
2nd singular uyobala oyobala uyobala awuyubala ongeyubala ungeyubala
1st plural siyobala esiyobala siyobala asiyubala esingeyubala singeyubala
2nd plural niyobala eniyobala niyobala aniyubala eningeyubala ningeyubala
class 1 uyobala oyobala eyobala akayubala ongeyubala engeyubala
class 2 bayobala abayobala beyobala abayubala abangeyubala bengeyubala
class 3 uyobala oyobala uyobala awuyubala ongeyubala ungeyubala
class 4 iyobala eyobala iyobala ayiyubala engeyubala ingeyubala
class 5 liyobala eliyobala liyobala aliyubala elingeyubala lingeyubala
class 6 ayobala ayobala eyobala awayubala angeyubala engeyubala
class 7 siyobala esiyobala siyobala asiyubala esingeyubala singeyubala
class 8 ziyobala eziyobala ziyobala aziyubala ezingeyubala zingeyubala
class 9 iyobala eyobala iyobala ayiyubala engeyubala ingeyubala
class 10 ziyobala eziyobala ziyobala aziyubala ezingeyubala zingeyubala
class 11 luyobala oluyobala luyobala aluyubala olungeyubala lungeyubala
class 14 buyobala obuyobala buyobala abuyubala obungeyubala bungeyubala
class 15 kuyobala okuyobala kuyobala akuyubala okungeyubala kungeyubala
class 17 kuyobala okuyobala kuyobala akuyubala okungeyubala kungeyubala
present subjunctive
positive negative
1st singular ngibale ngingabali
2nd singular ubale ungabali
1st plural sibale singabali
2nd plural nibale ningabali
class 1 abale angabali
class 2 babale bangabali
class 3 ubale ungabali
class 4 ibale ingabali
class 5 libale lingabali
class 6 abale angabali
class 7 sibale singabali
class 8 zibale zingabali
class 9 ibale ingabali
class 10 zibale zingabali
class 11 lubale lungabali
class 14 bubale bungabali
class 15 kubale kungabali
class 17 kubale kungabali
past subjunctive
positive negative
1st singular ngabala ngangabala, angabala, angangabala
2nd singular wabala wangabala, awabala, awangabala
1st plural sabala sangabala, asabala, asangabala
2nd plural nabala nangabala, anabala, anangabala
class 1 wabala wangabala, akabala, akangabala
class 2 babala bangabala, ababala, abangabala
class 3 wabala wangabala, awabala, awangabala
class 4 yabala yangabala, ayabala, ayangabala
class 5 labala langabala, alabala, alangabala
class 6 abala angabala, awabala, awangabala
class 7 sabala sangabala, asabala, asangabala
class 8 zabala zangabala, azabala, azangabala
class 9 yabala yangabala, ayabala, ayangabala
class 10 zabala zangabala, azabala, azangabala
class 11 lwabala lwangabala, alwabala, alwangabala
class 14 babala bangabala, ababala, abangabala
class 15 kwabala kwangabala, akwabala, akwangabala
class 17 kwabala kwangabala, akwabala, akwangabala

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