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Bikol Central
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *belaj (“spread out to dry in the sun”).
Compare Cebuano bulad and Tagalog bilad.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈlad/
- Hyphenation: ba‧lad
Noun
balád (plural baralad, Basahan spelling ᜊᜎᜇ᜔)
- a sunbath (during midday)
- Synonyms: pasaldang, paaldaw
- manner of drying under the sun
- Synonyms: paalang, pamara
Derived terms
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbalad/
- Hyphenation: ba‧lad
Noun
balad (Jawi spelling بلد, plural balad-balad, informal 1st possessive baladku, 2nd possessive baladmu, 3rd possessive baladnya)
- country
- Synonym: bangsa
Further reading
Spanish
Verb
balad
- second-person plural imperative of balar
Volapük
Noun
balad (nominative plural balads)
- union
Declension
declension of balad
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only