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бала

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Bashkir

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *bāla (child).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bɑˈɫɑ]
  • Hyphenation: ба‧ла
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Noun

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бала (bala)

  1. child
    Яңы йылда һәр бала мөғжизә көтә.
    Yañı yılda hər bala möğjizə kötə.
    At New Near, each child is waiting for a miracle.
    Балалар ата-әсәләренән өлгө ала.
    Balalar ata-əsələrenən ölgö ala.
    Children take example from their parents.
    Баланы нисек бар, шулай яратығыҙ.
    Balanı nisek bar, şulay yaratığıź.
    Love the child the way (he/she) is.
    Бала зиһененә йәнһүрәттең тәьҫире ныҡ көслө.
    Bala zihenenə yənhürətteñ təʹśire nıq köslö.
    The impact of animated cartoons is very strong on a child's mind.
    Уҡытыусы баланың һәр фекерен ихтирам итеп, уны тыңларға, йүнәлеш бирергә һәм үҫтерергә тейеш.
    Uqıtıwsı balanıñ hər fekeren ixtiram itep, unı tıñlarğa, yünəleş birergə həm üśterergə teyeş.
    The teacher must respect the child's every thought, listen to it, give (it) a direction and develop (it).
  2. A son or daughter; an offspring
    Иң ҡурҡынысы — үҫмер балаңдың кеҫәһендә шприц табыу.
    İñ qurqınısı — üśmer balañdıñ keśəhendə şprits tabıw.
    The most frightening (thing) is to find a syringe in your teenager son's (daughter's) pocket.
  3. baby, infant
    Имсәк бала.
    İmsək bala.
    Breastfed baby.
  4. (figuratively) A member of a tribe, a people or a race of beings
  5. young animal, cub
  6. young bird, chick

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Kazakh

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Alternative scripts
Arabic بالا
İske imlâ بلا
Cyrillic бала
Latin bala
Yañalif ʙala

Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *bāla (child).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bɑ̝.ɫɑ̝]
  • Hyphenation: ба‧ла

Noun

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бала (bala) (nominative plural балалар)

  1. child
  2. baby
  3. boy
  4. son, daughter

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Kyrgyz

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *bāla.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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бала (bala) (Arabic spelling بالا)

  1. child

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Macedonian

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Etymology

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Compare Serbo-Croatian ба̏ла, from Italian ballo.

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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бала (balaf

  1. bale (plant packed into a bundle, e.g. hay, tobacco etc.)

Declension

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Declension of бала
singular plural
indefinite бала (bala) бали (bali)
definite unspecified балата (balata) балите (balite)
definite proximal балава (balava) баливе (balive)
definite distal балана (balana) балине (baline)
vocative бало (balo) бали (bali)

Nogai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *bāla.

Noun

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бала (bala)

  1. child

References

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  • N. A. Baskakov, S.A Kalmykov, editor (1963), “бала”, in Nogajsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Nogai-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: karačajevo-čerkesskij naučno- issledovatelʹskij institut jazyka, literatury i istorii, →ISBN

Russian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ба́ла (bálam inan

  1. genitive singular of бал (bal)

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology 1

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From Italian ballo, from Old High German balo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bâla/
  • Hyphenation: ба‧ла

Noun

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ба̏ла f (Latin spelling bȁla)

  1. bale, bundle, pack (bundle of goods)
  2. (regional) ball, sphere
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Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bâla/
  • Hyphenation: ба‧ла

Noun

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ба̏ла f (Latin spelling bȁla)

  1. (usually in the plural) mucus, snivel
  2. (usually in the plural, informal) snot
  3. (usually in the plural) slobber
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References

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  • бала”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
  • бала”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Southern Altai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *bāla. Cognate with Kazakh бала (bala), Kyrgyz бала (bala), Crimean Tatar bala, Kumyk бала (bala), Shor пала, Western Yugur mïla, etc.

Noun

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бала (bala)

  1. child

Declension

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Inflection of бала
singular plural
absolute бала (bala) балдар (baldar)
definite genitive баланыҥ (balanïŋ) балдардыҥ (baldardïŋ)
dative балага (balaga) балдарга (baldarga)
definite accusative баланы (balanï) балдарды (baldardï)
locative балада (balada) балдарда (baldarda)
ablative баладаҥ (baladaŋ) балдардаҥ (baldardaŋ)

References

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  • N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “бала”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN

Tatar

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *bāla (child). Cognate with Kazakh бала (bala), Kyrgyz бала (bala), Crimean Tatar bala, Kumyk бала (bala), Shor пала, Western Yugur mïla, etc.

Noun

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бала (bala) (Latin spelling bala)

  1. A child
  2. One's son or daughter, regardless of age.
  3. A baby, infant

Uyghur

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Other scripts
Perso-Arabic بالا
Latin bala
Cyrillic бала

Noun

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бала (bala)

  1. Cyrillic spelling of بالا (bala, child)

Yakut

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Etymology

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Related to Buryat балай (balaj).

Adjective

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бала (bala)

  1. many
    көтөрү бала өлөрбүтkötörü bala ölörbüthe killed many birds

Adverb

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бала (bala)

  1. very
    See synonyms at наһаа (nahaa).
    бала ыалдьыбытbala ıaljıbıthe became seriously ill
  2. (perhaps by extension) blindly, at random
    бала түсbala tüsto fall blindly