Luxembourgish

Noun

Bal m ‎(plural Baler or Balen)

1. ball, dance

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *bal, from Proto-Germanic *balluz. More at ball.

Noun

Bal m

1. ball (spherical object)

Albanian

Alternative forms

• balo

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

• balosh

Related terms

• balë

References

1. ↑ Orel, Vladimir (2000) A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, Leiden: Brill, page 15

Azeri

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bạl ‎(“honey”).

Noun

bal ‎(definite accusative balı, plural ballar)

1. honey

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bạl ‎(“honey”).

Noun

bal

1. honey, mead
2. ball, dance party

Declension

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, ISBN 966-7980-89-8

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑl
• IPA^(key): /bɑl/

Noun

bal m ‎(plural ballen, diminutive balletje n)

1. a ball or any object with such a shape
2. (informal) testicle, nut
3. (sports) pass, shot

   Lekker balletje!‎ ― Nice pass/shot!

bal n ‎(plural bals, diminutive balletje n)

1. ball, dance party

Verb

bal

1. first-person singular present indicative of ballen
2. imperative of ballen

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bal/

Noun

bal m ‎(plural bals)

1. dance party, ball

Hausa

Noun

bâl f ‎(plural balabalai)

1. ball

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɒl]

Adjective

bal (comparative balabb, superlative legbalabb)

1. left

Declension

Antonyms

• jobb

Derived terms

(Compound words):

• baleset, balítélet, baljós, baloldal, baloldali, balsors, balszerencse

(Expressions):

• bal lábbal kel fel

Lojban

Rafsi

bal

1. rafsi of banli.

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German bald, from Proto-Germanic *balþaz. Cognate with German bald.

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

bal

1. nearly, almost

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bal]

Noun

bal m inan

1. ball (formal dance)

Declension

Romani

Etymology

Cognate with बाल ‎(bāl), Punjabi ਵਾਲ ‎(vāl, “hair”).

Noun

bal m ‎(plural bal)

1. a single hair
2. (in the plural) hair

Romansch

Etymology

Borrowing from French bal, from Late Latin ballare.

Noun

bal m (plural bals)

1. ball (formal dance)

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

bal m ‎(Cyrillic spelling бал)

1. ball (dance)

Swedish

Noun

bal c

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

Declension

Related terms

bale

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

ball

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

References

• bal in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)

Turkish

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bạl ‎(“honey”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑɫ/

Noun

bal ‎(definite accusative balı, plural ballar)

1. honey

Declension

Derived terms

• bal arısı

Turkmen

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bạl ‎(“honey”).

Noun

bal ‎(definite accusative baly, plural ballar)

1. honey

Tübatulabal

Noun

bal

1. water

References

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

Volapük

Numeral

bal

1. (cardinal) one

Derived terms

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