# bala
## Anyi
### Verb

bala
* to come

## Asturian
### Noun

bala f (plural bales)
* bullet

## Azerbaijani
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bāla (“child”), which is etymologically related to baldız (“sister-in-law”). Cognate with Crimean Tatar bala, Uzbek bola, Turkish bala (dialectal), etc.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [bɑˈɫɑ]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: ba‧la

### Noun

bala (definite accusative balanı, plural balalar)
* child
    Synonym: uşaq
* young of an animal

#### Derived terms

* balaca (“little”)
* bala-bula

#### Descendants

* → Armenian: բալա (bala)
* → Khalaj: bala
* → Talysh: balə

### References

* ↑ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*bāla-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

## Balanta-Ganja
### Noun

bala
* balafon

## Balinese
### Romanization

bala
* Romanization of ᬩᬮ

## Bambara
### Noun

bala
* xylophone
* porcupine

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈba.lə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈba.la]

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from French balle.

#### Noun

bala f (plural bales)
* bale
    dues bales de paper ― two bales of paper

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian palla.

#### Noun

bala f (plural bales)
* bullet
** 2019, “Sento”, in Energia fosca, performed by El Petit de Cal Eril:Coses inútils com les caixes o els bancs / Coses terribles com les bales o els tancs(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* marble

##### Derived terms

* antibales
* a prova de bales
* joc de bales

### Further reading

* “bala” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “bala”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “bala” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “bala” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Chichewa
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɓá.ɽa/

#### Noun

bála class 5 (plural mabála class 6)
* wound, injury
* defect, physical problem

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from English bar.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbá.ɽa/

#### Noun

bála class 5 (plural mabála class 6)
* bar (establishment where alcoholic beverages can be sold)

### Etymology 3

From Proto-Bantu *-bíada.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɓa.ɽa/

#### Verb

-bala (infinitive kubála)
* to bear, give forth

##### Derived terms

* Verbal derivations:
** Passive: -badwa (“be born”)

## Crimean Tatar
### Noun

bala
* child
* foal

#### Declension
### References

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

## Galician
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbala/ [ˈba.lɐ]
* Rhymes: -ala

### Noun

bala f (plural balas)
* bullet

#### Derived terms

* antibalas

### Further reading

* “bala”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Garo
### Etymology

Likely related to bala. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

### Verb

bala
* to blow

## Iban
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ba.la/
* Hyphenation: ba‧la

### Noun

bala
* group of people

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈbala/ [ˈba.la]
* Rhymes: -ala
* Syllabification: ba‧la

### Etymology 1

From Malay bala, from Sanskrit बल (bala).

#### Noun

bala (plural bala-bala)
* force, army
    Synonyms: laskar, pasukan, prajurit, tentara

##### Derived terms

* berbala-bala
* bala bantuan
* bala keselamatan
* bala seribu
* bala tentara

### Etymology 2

From Malay bala, from Arabic بَلَاء (balāʔ).

#### Noun

bala (uncountable)
* (uncommon) misfortune
    Synonym: kesialan

### Etymology 3

From Javanese ꦧꦭ (bala) or Balinese ᬩᬮ (bala). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Noun

bala (uncountable)
* 25th wuku of the Pawukon calendar

### Etymology 4

From Tombulu [Term?]. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Noun

bala (plural bala-bala)
* (dialectal) birds that are deemed able to give signal through their movements or sound.

### Further reading

* “bala” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Javanese
### Romanization

bala
* Romanization of ꦧꦭ

## Karaim
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bāla.

### Noun

bala
* child

### References

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

## Karao
### Noun

bala
* (anatomy) lung

## Kashubian
### Alternative forms

* bal

### Etymology

Borrowed from German Ball.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈba.la/
* Rhymes: -ala
* Syllabification: ba‧la

### Noun

bala f
* ball
    Synonym: pùczk

#### Derived terms

* balôrz

### Further reading

* Jan Trepczyk (1994) “piłka”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
* Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “piłka”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎
* “bala”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

## Keley-I Kallahan
### Noun

bala
* (anatomy) lung

## Khalaj

| Perso-Arabic | Perso-Arabic | بالا |

### Etymology

Borrowed from Azerbaijani bala (“child”)

### Pronunciation

* (Kharrab) IPA: [bala]

### Noun

bala (definite accusative balañ, plural balalar)
* child
    Synonyms: bəççə, kâl, kôka

#### Declension
### References

* Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈbaː.laː/, [ˈbäːɫ̪äː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈba.la/, [ˈbäːlä]

### Verb

bālā
* second-person singular present active imperative of bālō

### References

* "bala", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
* "bala" in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

## Limos Kalinga
### Noun

bala
* hot coals

## Lithuanian
### Etymology

From bãlas (“white”) +‎ -a. Cognate with Latvian bala (“loamy valley without trees, swamp, depression”), Proto-Slavic *bělь.

### Noun

balà f stress pattern 2/4
* swamp, mire, morass
    Synonyms: pélkė, rai̇̃stas
** 1899, Mitteilungen der Litauischen Literarischen Gesellschaft, Volume 4‎, page 445:Oi šermukšni, šermukšni, Kur tu augai tarp baliu [sic]Oh, rowan tree, where have you been growing in the midst of the swamps?Popularized in a recording by the Lithuanian band Ugniavijas in 2013.
** 1925, J. Elisonas, “Archeologinių ir šiaip įdomių, tiek Panevėžio apskrities, tiek kitų artimų apylinkių, vietų sarašas, kurį yra surinkę Panevėžio valstybinės gimnazijos mokiniai [A list of archeological and otherwise interesting places, both in Panevėžys County and other nearby areas, compiled by the students of Panevėžys State Gymnasium]”, in Švietimo darbas‎, number 4, pages 325–326:Dijokalnis. [...] Kalną supa miškas ir bala. [...] Dobulio kalnas. [...] Prie kalno yra gana didelė bala, turinti to paties kalno pavadinimą.[Dijokalnis hill] is surrounded by forest and swamp. [...] Near [Dobulio hill] there is a rather large swamp, which has the same name as the hill.
* puddle
    Synonyms: balùtė, klãnas, valkà
** 1971, Iš lietuvių kultūros istorijos‎, volume 6, Mintis:Lyjant kaimo gatvėje neretai susidarydavo didžiulės balos.While it rained on the village street, huge puddles often formed.
** 2000, Valentinas Zaikauskas, Pėdsakai baigiasi rojuje valentinas, Lietuvos rašytojų sąjunga:Blogai, kad lietus pradėjo merkti, - galvojo seklys, - tačiau sekant tokį beprotį lietus yra niekai. Ir vėjas, ir balos - tik smulkmena palyginus su ta nenusakoma beprotybe, kurios privalau neišleisti iš akių.It's bad that the rain started to drizzle, the sleuth thought, but following such madness the rain is nothing. Both the wind and the puddles are just a trifle compared to that indescribable madness that I must not lose sight of.

#### Declension
### References

* Derksen, Rick (2015) “bala”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 77
* “bala”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
* “bala”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025

## Malagasy
### Etymology 1

From French balle.

#### Noun

bala
* bullet
* cartridge

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

bala
* (dialectal) poles used to carry a burden

### Etymology 3
#### Verb

balà
* imperative form of balana

## Malay
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bala/
* Rhymes: -ala, -la
* (Johor-Riau) IPA: [ˈbä.lä, -lə]

### Etymology 1

From Sanskrit बल (bala).

#### Noun

bala (Jawi spelling بالا, plural bala-bala, informal 1st possessive balaku, 2nd possessive balamu, 3rd possessive balanya)
* soldiery; army, force

##### Descendants

* Indonesian: bala

### Etymology 2

From Arabic بَلَاء (balāʔ, “misfortune”).

#### Noun

bala (Jawi spelling بالا or بلاء, plural bala-bala, informal 1st possessive balaku, 2nd possessive balamu, 3rd possessive balanya)
* misfortune, disaster, calamity
    Synonyms: bencana, malapetaka, kemalangan, kecelakaan

##### Descendants

* Indonesian: bala

### Further reading

* “bala” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Masbatenyo
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bala.

### Noun

bala
* bullet

## Middle English
### Noun

bala
* Alternative form of bale (“bale”)

## Mudburra
### Noun

bala
* inland snake-eyed skink, a small tree-dwelling lizard in inland Australia.

## Northern Sami
### Pronunciation

* (Kautokeino) IPA: /ˈpala/

### Verb

bala
* inflection of ballat:
** present indicative connegative
** second-person singular imperative
** imperative connegative

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Alternative forms

* bale (verb, e-infinitive)

### Verb

bala (present tense balar, past tense bala, past participle bala, passive infinitive balast, present participle balande, imperative bala/bal)
* to make noise
    Synonyms: bråka, ståka
* to struggle
    Synonyms: streva, træla

### Noun

bala n
* definite plural of bal

### References

* “bala” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

### Anagrams

* alba

## Occitan
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

bala f (plural balas)
* bullet (a projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed)

## Old Javanese

Other scripts :
| Kawi | |
| Javanese | ꦧꦭ |
| Balinese | |
| Roman | bala |

### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit बल (bala, “power, strength”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ba.la/
* Rhymes: -la
* Homophone: bāla
* Hyphenation: ba‧la

### Noun

bala
* strength, power
* troops, army, soldiers of lesser rank

#### Derived terms

* abala-balan
* binala

#### Descendants

* > Javanese: ꦧꦭ (bala), ꦮꦭ (wala) (inherited)
* → Balinese: ᬩᬮ (bala)

### References

* "bala" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* 𑀩𑀮 (Brahmi script)
* बल (Devanagari script)
* বল (Bengali script)
* බල (Sinhalese script)
* ဗလ or ၿလ (Burmese script)
* พล or พะละ (Thai script)
* ᨻᩃ (Tai Tham script)
* ພລ or ພະລະ (Lao script)
* ពល (Khmer script)
* 𑄝𑄣 (Chakma script)

### Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit बल (bala).

### Noun

bala n
* strength
* power
* force
* army, military force

#### Synonyms

* (army): balakāya

#### Derived terms

* balin (“strong”)

#### Descendants

* → Thai: พล (pon)
* → Khmer: ពល (pŭəl)
* → Burmese: ဗလ (ba.la.)
* Foreign coinings:
** → Khmer: ថាមពល (thaamaʼpŭəl, “energy, power”)
** → Burmese: ပညာဗလ (pa.nyaba.la., “a title”)
** → Burmese: မဟာပညာဗလ (ma.hapa.nyaba.la., “a title”)
** → Thai: จตุพล (jà-dtù-pol, “a proper noun”)

## Papiamentu
### Noun

bala
* ball

## Phuthi
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bàda.

### Verb

-bala
* to count

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈba.lɐ/
* Rhymes: -alɐ
* Homophone: vala (Northern Portugal)
* Hyphenation: ba‧la

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from French balle, from Middle French balle from Northern Italian balla (“ball”), from Lombardic *palla, *balla (“ball”), from Proto-Germanic *ballô (“ball”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoln- (“bubble”), from *bʰel- (“to blow, swell, inflate”).

#### Noun

bala f (plural balas)
* bullet, projectile (part of the ammunition for firearms)
    Synonym: projétil
** 2009 April 15, “Corra! Rei das Feras!” (02:20 from the start), in Ryukendo, episode 3, São Paulo: Centauro, via RedeTV!; dubbing of “走れ!百獣の王”, in 魔弾戦記リュウケンドー, 2006 January 22:Kenji Narukami: Ih, eu não tenho mais balas... Jushiro Fudo: Não é bala que se fala, é munição!Kenji Narukami: Uh-oh, I've run out of bullets... Jushiro Fudo: Don't say bullet, it's ammunition!
* (Brazil) candy, sweet
    Synonyms: doce, guloseima, rebuçado
* (Brazil, slang) ecstasy (MDMA) pill

##### Usage notes

In Brazil, people in the military and other fields that make use of guns tend to proscribe the use of this word because of the candy sense, often relying on synonyms like projétil (projectile) and munição (ammunition).

#### References

* ↑ “bala”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* ↑ “bala”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

bala
* inflection of balar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative
* inflection of balir:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

## Romanian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbala]

### Noun

bala f
* definite nominative/accusative singular of bală

## Salar
### Etymology

Cognate with Azerbaijani bala.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [pɑlɑ]

### Noun

bala (3rd person possessive balası, plural balalar)
* child

### References

* 林莲云 [Lin Lianyun] (1985) “bala”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar]‎, Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 16
* Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “bala”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 300
* 马伟 [Ma Wei], 朝克 [Chao Ke] (2014) “bala”, in 撒拉语366条会话读本 [Salar 366 Conversation Reader]‎, 1st edition, 社会科学文献出版社 [Social Science Literature Press], →ISBN, page 16

## Sango
### Verb

bala
* to greet

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology 1

From Italian ballo, from Old High German balo.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bâla/
* Hyphenation: ba‧la

#### Noun

bȁla f (Cyrillic spelling ба̏ла)
* 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: ba‧la

#### Noun

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

##### Declension
### References

* “bala”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
* “bala”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Sotho
### Verb

bala
* to read

## Southern Ndebele
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bàda.

### Verb

-bala
* to count

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbala/ [ˈba.la]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -ala
* Syllabification: ba‧la

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from French balle.

#### Noun

bala f (plural balas)
* bullet
    La bala atravesó la pared de la casa. ― The bullet went through the wall of the house.
    Encontraron una bala en la esceña del crimen. ― They found a bullet at the crime scene.

##### Derived terms

* a prueba de balas (“bulletproof”)
* antibalas
* bala de gas
* bala fría
* bala perdida
* como una bala
* donde pongo el ojo pongo la bala
* morder la bala (“to bite the bullet”)

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

bala
* inflection of balar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “bala”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Sumerian
### Romanization

bala
* Romanization of 𒁄 (bala)

## Swazi
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bàda.

### Verb

-bala
* to count

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Tagalog
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bajaq (“tell, inform; ask, inquire”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog)
** IPA: /ˈbalaʔ/ [ˈbaː.lɐʔ] (“threat; warning”, noun)
*** Rhymes: -alaʔ
** IPA: /baˈlaʔ/ [bɐˈlaʔ] (“speaking; saying”, noun)
*** Rhymes: -aʔ
* Syllabification: ba‧la

#### Noun

balà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ)
* threat
    Synonyms: panakot, banta, babala
* warning
    Synonyms: babala, paalaala
* (obsolete) accusation against someone in front of some authority
    Synonyms: sumbong, bintang, akusa

##### Derived terms

* balaan
* bumala
* ibala
* magbala
* mapagbala
* pagbalaan

#### Noun

balâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ) (obsolete)
* statement; speech; words said
    Synonyms: sabi, salita, wika
    Ang bala ng hari.The word of the king.
* act of speaking or saying something
    Synonyms: sabi, salita, wika, pagsasalita, pagsasabi, pagwiwika

##### Derived terms

* babala
* babalain
* balaan
* balain
* himala
* himalain
* kahima-himala
* kahimalaan
* magbala
* maghimala
* mahimala
* mapabala
* mapaghimala
* pagbalaan
* paghihimala
* paghimalaan

##### See also

* balarila

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish bala (“bullet”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈbala/ [ˈbaː.lɐ]
* Rhymes: -ala
* Syllabification: ba‧la

#### Noun

bala (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ)
* bullet; slug
    Synonym: punglo
* pellet

##### Derived terms

* bala-balahan
* balahan
* balahin
* ligaw na bala
* pambala

### Etymology 3

Possibly from Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bala, *bara (“whatever, whichever”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈbala/ [ˈbaː.lɐ]
* Rhymes: -ala
* Syllabification: ba‧la

#### Determiner

bala (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ)
* Obsolete form of balang.

##### Derived terms

* balana

##### See also

* bawa

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈbala/ [ˈbaː.lɐ]
** Rhymes: -ala
* (Bulacan) IPA: /ˈbalaʔ/ [ˈbaː.lɐʔ]
** Rhymes: -alaʔ
* Syllabification: ba‧la

#### Noun

bala (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ) (obsolete)
* buying on credit
    Synonyms: utang, pantaw

##### Derived terms

* balahan
* balahin
* magpabala
* mamala
* pabalahin

### Further reading

* “bala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
* Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎ (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
* San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila
** page 19: “Acuſar) Bala [(pp)] a otro delante del mayor”
** page 51: “Amenaça) Bala (pp) de palabra”
** page 217: “Deçir) Bala (pc) algo hablãdo”
** page 340: “Hablar) Bala (pc) diçiendo algo”

### Anagrams

* alba, Alba, laab, abla, laba, alab

## Tatar
### Noun

bala
* young animal,nestling
* child

## Ternate
### Etymology 1

From N- +‎ pala (“to rise”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈba.la/

#### Verb

bala
* (intransitive) to float up, to emerge from water
* (intransitive, by extension) to appear, to emerge

##### Conjugation
### Etymology 2

From either Indonesian bala (“army”) or Javanese ꦧꦭ (bala, “army”), both from Sanskrit बल (bala).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈba.la/

#### Noun

bala
* people

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ba.ˈlaː/

#### Noun

bala
* Alternative form of bahala (“disaster”)

#### References

* Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

## Tswana
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bàda.

### Verb

bala
* to count

## Turkish
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bāla (“child”).

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: ba‧la

### Noun

bala (definite accusative balayı, plural balalar)
* (obsolete, otherwise dialectal) child, baby

#### Declension

singular
plural
nominative
bala
balalar
definite accusative
balayı
balaları
dative
balaya
balalara
locative
balada
balalarda
ablative
baladan
balalardan
genitive
balanın
balaların
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
balam
balalarım
2nd singular
balan
balaların
3rd singular
balası
balaları
1st plural
balamız
balalarımız
2nd plural
balanız
balalarınız
3rd plural
balaları
balaları
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
balamı
balalarımı
2nd singular
balanı
balalarını
3rd singular
balasını
balalarını
1st plural
balamızı
balalarımızı
2nd plural
balanızı
balalarınızı
3rd plural
balalarını
balalarını
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
balama
balalarıma
2nd singular
balana
balalarına
3rd singular
balasına
balalarına
1st plural
balamıza
balalarımıza
2nd plural
balanıza
balalarınıza
3rd plural
balalarına
balalarına
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
balamda
balalarımda
2nd singular
balanda
balalarında
3rd singular
balasında
balalarında
1st plural
balamızda
balalarımızda
2nd plural
balanızda
balalarınızda
3rd plural
balalarında
balalarında
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
balamdan
balalarımdan
2nd singular
balandan
balalarından
3rd singular
balasından
balalarından
1st plural
balamızdan
balalarımızdan
2nd plural
balanızdan
balalarınızdan
3rd plural
balalarından
balalarından
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
balamın
balalarımın
2nd singular
balanın
balalarının
3rd singular
balasının
balalarının
1st plural
balamızın
balalarımızın
2nd plural
balanızın
balalarınızın
3rd plural
balalarının
balalarının :

#### Synonyms

* çocuk (child)
* bebek (baby)

#### See also

* çağa

### Further reading

* “bala”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
* Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “bala”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı

## Uyghur
### Noun

bala
* Latin (ULY) transcription of بالا (bala)
* Latin (UYY) transcription of بالا (bala)

## Welsh
### Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *balago-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- (“to dribble; gush forth; spring; squirt; throw”). Cognate with English quell.

### Noun

bala m (plural balaon)
* effluent, sluice

#### Derived terms

* Y Bala

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bala”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

## Wolof
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbala/

### Adverb

bala
* before

## Xhosa
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bàda.

### Verb

-bala
* to count

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

#### Derived terms

* -balisa

## Zulu
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bàda.

### Verb

-bala
* to count
* to calculate

#### Derived terms

* -balisa

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “ɓala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ɓala (6.3)”