bal

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Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Baluchi or Baluchi بلوچی.

Symbol

bal

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

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Baluchi terms

English

Noun

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.

See also

• bal-chatri

Abau

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bal/

Noun

bal class III gender m

1. ball

References

• SIL International (2020), “Abau Dictionary”, in Webonary.org‎^[2]

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bal/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

bal (plural balle, diminutive balletjie)

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

Derived terms

• basketbal
• handbal
• muurbal
• pluimbal
• sokkerbal
• tennisbal
• voetbal

Etymology 2

From Dutch bal, from French bal.

Noun

bal (plural balle or bals)

1. A ball (formal dance event).

Albanian

Alternative forms

• balo

Etymology

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

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

• balosh

Related terms

• balë

Azerbaijani

Other scripts

Cyrillic		бал
Arabic		بال

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɑɫ]

• Audio (Baku):

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

bal (definite accusative balı, plural ballar)

1. honey

Etymology 2

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

Noun

bal (definite accusative balı, plural ballar)

1. point
2. mark, grade, score

Etymology 3

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

Noun

bal (definite accusative balı, plural ballar)

1. ball, dance

Declension

Declension of bal

	singular	plural
nominative	bal	ballar
definite accusative	balı	balları
dative	bala	ballara
locative	balda	ballarda
ablative	baldan	ballardan
definite genitive	balın	balların

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

Cornish

Noun

bal m (plural balyow)

1. (mining) digging, mine

Derived terms

• balek (“projection, protrusion”)
• den bal (“miner”)
• pastel bal (“sett (mining)”)

Mutation

Mutation of bal

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
bal	val	unchanged	pal	fal, val*

* after 'th
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• “bal” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bal (“honey”).

Noun

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

1. honey, mead
2. ball, dance party

Declension

Declension of bal

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

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[3], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbal]

Verb

bal

1. second-person singular imperative of balit

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑl/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: bal
• Rhymes: -ɑl

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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.

2. (informal) testicle, nut

   Hij kreeg een flinke trap tegen zijn ballen. ― He got a hard kick to his testicles.

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

Derived terms

• balbezit
• ballen
• ballenbak
• ballenjongen
• ballenknijper
• ballentent
• balpen
• balspel
• balsport
• basketbal
• bikkelbal
• biljartbal
• bowlingbal
• corpsbal
• dronken als een balletje
• gehaktbal
• haarbal
• handbal
• honkbal
• kaatsbal
• kerstbal
• korfbal
• matzebal
• mottenbal
• opblaasbal
• padelbal
• softbal
• speelbal
• strandbal
• teelbal
• tennisbal
• voetbal
• volleybal
• wie de bal kaatst, moet hem terug verwachten
• zandbal

Descendants

• Afrikaans: bal
• → Caribbean Hindustani: bál
• → Caribbean Javanese: bal
• → Indonesian: bal
• → Papiamentu: bala, balchi
• → Saramaccan: balí
• → Sranan Tongo: bal
• → Sundanese: bal

Etymology 2

From French bal, from Late Latin ballare.

Noun

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.

Derived terms

• balboekje
• baljurk
• balkostuum
• galabal

Descendants

• Afrikaans: bal
• Negerhollands: bal
  • → Virgin Islands Creole: bal
• →? Sranan Tongo: bal

Etymology 3

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

Verb

bal

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

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bal/

• Audio; “un bal”:

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• Audio (Paris):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Noun

bal m (plural bals)

1. dance party, ball

Derived terms

• bal masqué
• bal musette
• ouvrir le bal
• salle de bal

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: bal
• → Dutch: bal
  • Afrikaans: bal
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: bál
  • → Caribbean Javanese: bal
  • → Indonesian: bal
  • → Papiamentu: bala, balchi
  • → Saramaccan: balí
  • → Sranan Tongo: bal
  • → Sundanese: bal
• → Hunsrik: Baal
• → Russian: бал (bal), балъ (bal) — pre-1918 spelling
  • → Armenian: բալ (bal)
  • → Azerbaijani: bal
  • → Eastern Mari: бал (bal)
  • → Georgian: ბალი (bali)
  • → Kazakh: бал (bal)
  • → Yakut: баал (baal)

Further reading

• “bal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Haitian Creole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bal/

Etymology 1

From French bal (“dance”).

Noun

bal

1. dance party, ball

Etymology 2

From French balle.

Noun

bal

1. bullet

References

• Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎^[4], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 19

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from English ball.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bâl/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [bâl]

Noun

bâl f (plural bàlā̀bàlai)

1. ball

Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɒl]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɒl

Adjective

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

Declension

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	—

Derived terms

• balog
• balra

Compound words

• balcsillagzat
• balegyenes
• baleset
• balfasz
• balfácán
• balfelé
• balfelől
• balfenéken
• balfék
• balfogás
• balfóka
• balhátvéd
• balhiedelem
• balhit
• balítélet
• baljós
• balkezes → kétbalkezes
• balközép
• ballépés
• baloldal → baloldali → baloldaliság
• balösszekötő
• balsejtelem
• balsiker
• balsors
• balszárny
• balszerencse
• balszélső
• balvégzet
• kétballábas

Expressions

• bal lábbal kel fel
• balul üt ki

See also

• balek
• balga, balgatag

Further reading

• 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 2026).

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbal/ [ˈbal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: bal

Etymology 1

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

Noun

bal (plural bal-bal)

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

   Synonym: bola

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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

Etymology 3

Unknown

Noun

bal (plural bal-bal)

1. (nautical) a package made of soft, non-rigid, box-shaped material

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Javanese [Term?].

Noun

bal (plural bal-bal)

1. (music, dialect Java) musical notation

Further reading

• “bal”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Karaim

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bal.

Noun

bal

1. honey.

References

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

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• bol, ból, baol (some dialects, mainly in West-Limburg, sense 1, 2, and 3)
• baal
• Ball (Eupen, Krefeld)
• Balle (Eupen)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑ(ː)l/, [bɑ(ː)˨l], [bɑ(ː)˦l]

  IPA^(key): (Tungers) [bɑ̃l]

• Hyphenation: bal
• Rhymes: -ɑl, -ɑːl

Noun

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

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːl/
  • Rhymes: -aːl
  • Homophone: Bal

Adverb

bal

1. nearly, almost
2. soon

Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Noun

bal m

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

Inflection

Strong masculine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	bal	balle
accusative	bal	balle
genitive	bals	balle
dative	balle	ballen

Descendants

• 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

Further reading

• “bal (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “bal”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ball, balle

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bal/

Noun

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)

Related terms

• ballok
• fotbal

Descendants

• English: ball (see there for further descendants)
• Scots: baw, ba, baa, ball
• Yola: ball

References

• “bal, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 19 May 2018.

Middle High German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈbal/

Verb

bal

1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative of bëllen

North Wahgi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ᵐbɑl/

Noun

bal

1. fish

References

• Heather and Don Mc Lean, North Wahgi (Yu We) Organised Phonology Data (2005), p. 2

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the verb bala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑːl/

Noun

bal n (definite singular balet, uncountable)

1. bother, fuss, trouble (annoying, difficult or stressful activity)

   Det blir berre bal om me prøver å gjera det no.

   It will only cause bother if we try to do that now.

Further reading

• “bal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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^[5], 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]

Descendants

• Polish: bal
• Silesian: bal

References

• 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

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈbal/

• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /bɒl/
• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Kielce) IPA^(key): [ˈbal]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: bal

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French bal. First attested in 1665–1683.

Alternative forms

• bol (Zagórze)

Noun

bal m inan (diminutive balik)

1. ball (formal dance)

   Hypernyms: see Thesaurus:impreza

Declension

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

Derived terms

adjective

• balowy

adverb

• balowo

nouns

• baliczek
• balomania
• balowicz
• balowiczka
• balownica
• balownik

verbs

• balować
• przebalować
• rozbalować
• zabalować

Descendants

• → Silesian: bŏl

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Balken / Baal. First attested in 1594.

Alternative forms

• bol (Zagórze)

Noun

bal m inan

1. log (large cut piece of wood)

   Synonyms: dyl, kloc

Declension

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

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old Polish bal.

Alternative forms

• bol (Zagórze)

Noun

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

Declension

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

Further reading

• “bal”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[6] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “bal”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[7] (in Polish)
• 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

Etymology

From Late Latin ballāre (“dance”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bal m (plural bël)

1. dance

Romani

Etymology

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

Noun

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^[8], archived from the original on 27 October 2014:

     mire bala kale hin

     My hair is black

Derived terms

• balalo

References

• 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^[9], 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

Etymology

Borrowed from French bal.

Noun

bal n (plural baluri)

1. ball (party)

Declension

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

Romansh

Etymology

Borrowed from French bal, from Late Latin ballare.

Noun

bal m (plural bals)

1. ball (formal dance)

Salar

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Xunhua, Qinghai, Ili, Xinjiang) IPA^(key): /pɑl/

Noun

bal (3rd person possessive balı, plural ballar)

1. honey

   Bal köp vosı acidır, yilım köp vosı yaxılmes.

   Excess honey loses its sweetness; excess glue loses its grip.

Derived terms

• bal cüyin (“bee”)

References

• Tenishev, Edhem (1976), “pal”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow: Nauka, page 435
• 林莲云 [Lin Lianyun] (1985), “bal”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar]‎^[10], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 7
• 马伟 [Ma Wei], 朝克 [Chaoke] (2014), “bal”, in 撒拉语366条会话读本 [Salar 366 Conversation Reader]‎^[11], 1^st 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 [Sā-Wéi-Hàn cídiǎn, 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^[12], Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 54

San Juan Guelavía Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *kwella(k).

Noun

bal

1. fire

References

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

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

bal m inan (Cyrillic spelling бал)

1. ball (dance)

Silesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbal/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: bal

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Ball.

Noun

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

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

Alternative forms

• bala

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Polish bal.

Noun

bal m inan

1. bale (rounded bundled goods, especially straw etc.)

Declension

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

Alternative forms

• bala

Etymology 3

Likely borrowed from German Schneeball (“snowball; viburnum”), after which the second element was clipped and nativized as bal.

Noun

bal m inan

1. hortensia, hydrangea (any of several shrubs, of the genus Hydrangea)
2. viburnum, guelder rose, any shrub of genus Viburnum

Declension

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

Alternative forms

• bala

Further reading

• 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

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der.

Proto-Germanic *balluz

Proto-West Germanic balluz

Old High German bal

Middle High German bal

German Ballbor.

Slovincian bal

Borrowed from German Ball (“toy”).

Noun

bal m inan (diminutive balëk, related adjective balôwy)

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

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der.

Late Latin ballareder.

Old French baller

Old French bal

French balbor.

German Ballbor.

Slovincian bal

Borrowed from German Ball (“dance”).

Noun

bal m inan (diminutive balëk, related adjective balôwy)

1. ball (formal dance)

Further reading

• Lorentz, Friedrich (1908), “bãl”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎^[14] (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 13

Southern Kam

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa⁵⁵/

Noun

bal

1. fish

Sumerian

Romanization

bal

1. romanization of 𒁄 (bal)

Sundanese

Etymology

From Dutch bal

Noun

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.

See also

• maén bal
• méngbal

Swedish

Etymology

From Low German bal, bale, ultimately from the root of boll (“ball”).

Noun

bal c

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

Declension

Declension of bal

		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

Related terms

bale

• bala
• balning
• balpress
• halmbal
• höbal
• pappersbal

ball

• baldrottning
• balett
• balklänning
• balsal
• maskeradbal
• operabal

References

• “bal”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “bal”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “bal”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• bl a, bl.a.

Tatar

Noun

bal

1. honey

Tübatulabal

Noun

bal

1. alternative spelling of pa·l

References

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

Turkish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɫ/, [ˈbɑɫ̟̊]

• Audio:

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Noun

bal (definite accusative balı, plural ballar)

1. honey

Declension

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

Derived terms

• bal arısı
• balcı
• ballamak
• ballı
• ballı börek
• ballı pasta
• ballıbaba
• ballıdarı
• ballık

Turkmen

Other scripts
Latin	bal
Cyrillic	бал
Arabic	بال

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bal (“honey”).

Noun

bal (definite accusative baly, plural ballar)

1. honey

   Synonym: asal

Declension

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

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

Volapük

Volapük numbers ^(edit)

		10
	←  0	1	2  →	10  →
Cardinal: bal     Ordinal: balid     Adverbial: balna

Numeral

bal

1. one (1)

Derived terms

• balam, balamovik
• balan
• balat, balatam, balatik, balato
• balid, balido
• balik, baliko
• balil
• balion, balionan, balionat
• balna, balnaik
• balo
• balug, balugön
  • balugik, balugiko
    • balugükön
  • balugäl, balugälik
• balyim
• baläd, balädön, balädam, balädü
  • baibalädik
  • balädik, balädikön, balädikam
    • balädükön, balädükam
• baläl, balälik
• balön
• balüd
• balüf
• balüm

Wolof

Noun

bal (definite form bal bi)

1. ball

References

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

Zaniza Zapotec

Noun

bal

1. fish