# бала
## Bashkir
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bāla (“child”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [bɑˈɫɑ]
* Hyphenation: ба‧ла
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

бала • (bala)
* 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).
* 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.
* baby, infant
    Имсәк бала.İmsək bala.Breastfed baby.
* (figuratively) A member of a tribe, a people or a race of beings
* young animal, cub
* young bird, chick

#### Derived terms

* бала саҡ (bala saq, “childhood”)

## Kazakh

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

### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bāla (“child”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [bɑ̝.ɫɑ̝]
* Hyphenation: ба‧ла

### Noun

бала • (bala) (nominative plural балалар)
* child
* baby
* boy
* son, daughter

#### Declension
## Kyrgyz
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bāla.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [bɑˈɫɑ]

### Noun

бала • (bala) (Arabic spelling بالا)
* child

#### Declension
## Macedonian
### Etymology

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

* IPA: [ˈbaɫa]

### Noun

бала • (bala) f
* bale (plant packed into a bundle, e.g. hay, tobacco etc.)

#### Declension
## Nogai
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bāla.

### Noun

бала • (bala)
* child

### References

* 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
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbaɫə]

### Noun

ба́ла • (bála) m inan
* genitive singular of бал (bal)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology 1

From Italian ballo, from Old High German balo.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bâla/
* Hyphenation: ба‧ла

#### Noun

ба̏ла f (Latin spelling bȁla)
* bale, bundle, pack (bundle of goods)
* (regional) ball, sphere

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bâla/
* Hyphenation: ба‧ла

#### Noun

ба̏ла f (Latin spelling bȁla)
* (usually in the plural) mucus, snivel
* (usually in the plural, informal) snot
* (usually in the plural) slobber

##### Declension
### References

* “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
### Etymology

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

бала • (bala)
* child

#### Declension
### References

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

## Tatar
### Etymology

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

бала • (bala) (Latin spelling bala)
* A child
* One's son or daughter, regardless of age.
* A baby, infant

## Uyghur

Other scripts :
| Perso-Arabic | بالا |
| Latin | ‍bala‍ |
| Cyrillic | бала |

### Noun

бала • (bala)
* Cyrillic spelling of بالا (bala, “child”)

## Yakut
### Etymology

Related to Buryat балай (balaj).

### Adjective

бала • (bala)
* many
    көтөрү бала өлөрбүт ― kötörü bala ölörbüt ― he killed many birds

### Adverb

бала • (bala)
* very
    See synonyms at наһаа (nahaa).
    бала ыалдьыбыт ― bala ıaljıbıt ― he became seriously ill
* (perhaps by extension) blindly, at random
    бала түс ― bala tüs ― to fall blindly