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Latin
Noun
balana f (genitive balanae); first declension (Late Latin)
- alternative form of balanus
- 200s, Quintus Gargilius Martialis De pomis seu medicina ex pomis 20 ed. Angelo Mai Operis deperditi de hortis Fragmenta ex codicibus Neapolitano et Romano cum scholiis palaeographicis et adnotationibus Rome 1846 p. 76 = Classici auctores e Vaticanicis codicibus editi. Tomus III Rome 1831 p. 423
Balanarum glandes virides stringunt, coctae minus indigestionem faciunt.- Fresh oak nuts constrict, cooked ones cause less indigestion.
Declension
First-declension noun.
Tagalog
Etymology 1
From bala (“every; each”) + na.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
bálaná (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜈ)
- anyone; anybody
- Synonym: sinuman
Derived terms
Noun
bálaná (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜈ)
- the public; the people
- Synonyms: madla, taong-bayan, publiko
See also
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
balanà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜈ)
- repeated exposure to heat
- (by extension) exposure to infrared rays (as part of medical treatment)
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Noun
balanâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜈ)
- half-cooked vegetable
- a kind of forest vine
Further reading
- “balana”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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