balon

See also: Balon, balón, balön, bałon, and Bałon

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• bawon

Pronunciation

• (General Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˈbaˌl̪on̪/
• (Cebu) IPA^(key): /ˈbaʊ̯n̪/
• (Surigaonon) IPA^(key): /ˈbaˌjon̪/
• (Leyte, Boholano) IPA^(key): /ˈbaˌl̪on̪/
• Rhymes: -on̪, -aʊ̯n̪
• Hyphenation: ba‧lon

Noun

balon

1. money, food, or other provisions taken to school, work, or on a journey
2. lunch money or pocket money

Verb

balon

1. to bring or carry money, food or other provisions
2. to learn a lesson or heed an advice before or during a journey

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:balon.

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Esperanto

Noun

balon

1. accusative singular of balo

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Friulian

Noun

balon m

1. football

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Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbalun/, [ˈbalon]
• Hyphenation: bá‧lon

Noun

bálon

1. provisions; food, money or supplies brought on a journey or outside home.

Derived terms

• agbalon
• balunan
• balunen
• managibalon

 

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Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Dutch ballon, from French ballon, from northern Italian balone, ballone (standard Italian pallone).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbalɔn]
• Hyphenation: ba‧lon

Noun

balon (plural balon-balon, first-person possessive balonku, second-person possessive balonmu, third-person possessive balonnya)

1. ballon
   1. An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
   2. Such an object as a child’s toy or party decoration.
2. (figuratively) news

   Synonym: kabar

Derived terms

• balon lampu
• balon layangan
• balon pandu
• balon percobaan
• balon radiosonde
• balon terbang
• balon udara

 

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbalɔn]
• Hyphenation: ba‧lon

Noun

balon (plural balon-balon, first-person possessive balonku, second-person possessive balonmu, third-person possessive balonnya)

1. prostitute, whore

   Synonyms: ayam kampung, bondon, bunga latar, bunga raya, cabo, cocor merah, gendak, gongli, gula-gula, hostes, jalang, jobong, kembang latar, kupu-kupu malam, lanji, loki, loktong, lonte, lucah, moler, munci, nyamikan, pandiang, pekcun, pekerja seks komersial, pelacur, penghibur, perek, perempuan geladak, perempuan jahat, perempuan jalang, perempuan lucah, perempuan sundal, perempuan tunasusila, pinang muda, pramunikmat, pramuria, sundal, tunasusila, wanita binal, wanita tunasusila, gigolo, kayu-kayu

Etymology 3

Blend of bakal +‎ calon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbalɔn]
• Hyphenation: ba‧lon

Noun

balon (plural balon-balon, first-person possessive balonku, second-person possessive balonmu, third-person possessive balonnya)

1. candidate

Further reading

• “balon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Northern Kurdish

Noun

balon m

1. balloon

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Polish

Etymology

From French ballon, from Middle French ballon, from northern Italian balone, ballone.

Noun

balon m inan (diminutive balonik)

1. balloon (inflatable and buoyant object)
2. balloon (child's toy)
3. balloon (inflatable object to transport people through the air)

Declension

declension of balon

	singular	plural
nominative	balon	balony
genitive	balonu	balonów
dative	balonowi	balonom
accusative	balon	balony
instrumental	balonem	balonami
locative	balonie	balonach
vocative	balonie	balony

declension of balon

	singular	plural
nominative	balon	balony
genitive	balonu	balonów
dative	balonowi	balonom
accusative	balon	balony
instrumental	balonem	balonami
locative	balonie	balonach
vocative	balonie	balony

Derived terms

• balonowy

Further reading

• balon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Romanian

balon

Etymology

Borrowed from French ballon.

Noun

balon n (plural baloane)

1. balloon (child’s toy)
2. balloon; hot air balloon
3. (sports) ball

Declension

Declension of balon

	singular		plural
	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

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bǎloːn/
• Hyphenation: ba‧lon

Noun

bàlōn m (Cyrillic spelling ба̀ло̄н)

1. balloon

Declension

Declension of balon

	singular	plural
nominative	bàlōn	baloni
genitive	balóna	balona
dative	balonu	balonima
accusative	balon	balone
vocative	balone	baloni
locative	balonu	balonima
instrumental	balonom	balonima

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bal-on (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈlon/, [bɐˈlon]
• Hyphenation: ba‧lón

Noun

balón

1. well

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Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French ballon.

Noun

balon (definite accusative balonu, plural balonlar)

1. balloon