Bala

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "bala"

English

Etymology 1

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In Wales, from Welsh Bala, from bala (“effluent from a lake”).

Proper noun

Bala

  1. A small town and community with a town council in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH9235). [1]
  2. A lake in Gwynedd, the largest natural lake in Wales.
  3. A rural community of Muskoka Lakes municipality, Ontario, Canada, named after Bala, Wales.
  4. An unincorporated community in Riley County, Kansas, United States, named after Bala in Wales.
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Etymology 2

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From Mandarin 巴拉語／巴拉语 (Bālāyǔ, “Bala language”).

Proper noun

Bala

  1. An extinct Jurchenic language formerly spoken in north-eastern China.

See also

References

  1. ^ Community map (Wales)

Anagrams

Albanian

Etymology

Definite form of Balë, from balë (“white spot”). See balë for more.

Proper noun

Bala m (definite Bala)

  1. nominative singular definite of Balë
  2. a male given name
    Balë m, Bal m
  3. a male surname originating as a patronymic
    Synonym: Balaj m

References

  • Dražić, Marina, Antić, Ivana, editors (2019), Каталог најчешћих албанских имена и презимена‎ (in Serbo-Croatian), page 65

Czech

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Bala m anim (female equivalent Balová)

  1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Bala (masculine animate in -a)
singular plural
nominative Bala Balové
genitive Baly Balů
dative Balovi Balům
accusative Balu Baly
vocative Balo Balové
locative Balovi Balech
instrumental Balou Baly

Further reading

  • “Bala”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦧꦭ
Pegon
Roman Bala

Romanization

Bala

  1. Romanization of ꦧꦭ

Polish

Etymology

From a regional variant of bela.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈba.la/
  • Rhymes: -ala
  • Syllabification: Ba‧la

Proper noun

Bala m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Bala
singular plural
nominative Bala Balowie
genitive Bali Balów
dative Bali Balom
accusative Balę Balów
instrumental Balą Balami
locative Bali Balach
vocative Balo Balowie

Proper noun

Bala f

  1. a female surname

Declension

Declension of Bala
singular plural
nominative Bala Bale
genitive Bali Bal
dative Bali Balom
accusative Balę Bale
instrumental Balą Balami
locative Bali Balach
vocative Balo Bale

Further reading

  • “Bala”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic бѣла (běla), feminine of бѣлъ (bělŭ).

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Bala f

  1. A commune of Mehedinți, Romania
  2. A village in Bala, Mehedinți, Romania

Welsh

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Etymology

From bala (“effluent”).

Proper noun

Y Bala f

  1. Bala (a small town and community with a town council in Gwynedd, Wales)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
Bala Fala Mala unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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