balon
Bikol Central edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balun (cf. Cebuano balon, Ilocano balon and Tagalog baon).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bálon (Basahan spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜈ᜔)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
balón (Basahan spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜈ᜔)
Etymology 3 edit
Borrowed from Spanish balón or English balloon.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
balón (Basahan spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜈ᜔)
Cebuano edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balun (cf. Bikol Central balon, Ilocano balon Tagalog baon).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /baˈlon/, [bʌˈl̪on̪] (General Cebuano, Leyte, Bohol)
- IPA(key): /baˈwon/, [bʌˈwon̪] (Urban Cebu)
- IPA(key): /baˈjon/, [bʌˈjon̪] (Surigao)
- Rhymes: -on̪, -aʊ̯n̪
- Hyphenation: ba‧lon
Noun edit
balon
- money, food, or other provisions taken to school, work, or on a journey
- lunch money or pocket money
Verb edit
balon
- to bring or carry money, food or other provisions
- to learn a lesson or heed an advice before or during a journey
Quotations edit
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:balon.
Esperanto edit
Noun edit
balon
- accusative singular of balo
Friulian edit
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balon m
Hungarian edit
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Adjective edit
balon
Ilocano edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balun (cf. Bikol Central balon, Cebuano balon Tagalog baon).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bálon
Derived terms edit
Indonesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Dutch ballon, from French ballon, from northern Italian balone, ballone (standard Italian pallone).
Noun edit
balon (plural balon-balon, first-person possessive balonku, second-person possessive balonmu, third-person possessive balonnya)
- balloon:
- An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
- Such an object as a child’s toy or party decoration.
- (figurative) news
- Synonym: kabar
Alternative forms edit
- bélon (Standard Malay)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balun. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
balon (plural balon-balon, first-person possessive balonku, second-person possessive balonmu, third-person possessive balonnya)
Synonyms edit
- (female prostitute): see Thesaurus: pelacur
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
balon (plural balon-balon, first-person possessive balonku, second-person possessive balonmu, third-person possessive balonnya)
- Alternative spelling of bakal calon (“prospective candidate, aspirant”)
Further reading edit
- “balon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Northern Kurdish edit
Noun edit
balon m
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French ballon, from Middle French ballon, from northern Italian balone, ballone.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
balon m inan (diminutive balonik or balonek)
- (aviation) balloon (inflatable and buoyant object)
- balloon (child's toy)
- hot-air balloon (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
- balloon (type of glass cup)
- (colloquial, humorous) female breast
- Synonym: melon
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
- pompować balon impf, napompować balon pf
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Further reading edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
balon n (plural baloane)
- balloon (child’s toy)
- balloon; hot air balloon
- (sports) ball
Declension edit
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) balon | balonul | (niște) baloane | baloanele |
genitive/dative | (unui) balon | balonului | (unor) baloane | baloanelor |
vocative | balonule | baloanelor |
Serbo-Croatian edit
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bàlōn m (Cyrillic spelling ба̀ло̄н)
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Tagalog edit
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balón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜈ᜔)
- (water) well
- excavation; deep digging
Alternative forms edit
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Etymology 2 edit
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Noun edit
balón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜈ᜔)
Further reading edit
- “balon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish بالون (balon), from French ballon.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
balon (definite accusative balonu, plural balonlar)