balar

See also: bålar and bałar

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balaR. Cognate with Maori para (“turned yellow, sere, discoloured”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /balar/
Rhymes: -ar

Adjective

balar (Jawi spelling بالر)

(especially of a water buffalo) Albino; congenital lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes).
Synonym: albino

Derived terms

Portuguese

Alternative forms

balir

Etymology

From Latin bālāre.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈla(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /baˈla(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /baˈla(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈla(ɻ)/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈlaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈla.ɾi/

Hyphenation: ba‧lar

Verb

balar (first-person singular present balo, first-person singular preterite balei, past participle balado)

to baa; to bleat (of sheep: to make its characteristic cry)

Conjugation

Conjugation of balar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	balar
Personal	balar	balares	balar	balarmos	balardes	balarem
Gerund
	balando
Past participle
Masculine	balado			balados
Feminine	balada			baladas
Indicative
Present	balo	balas	bala	balamos	balais	balam
Imperfect	balava	balavas	balava	balávamos	baláveis	balavam
Preterite	balei	balaste	balou	balamos¹, balámos²	balastes	balaram
Pluperfect	balara	balaras	balara	baláramos	baláreis	balaram
Future	balarei	balarás	balará	balaremos	balareis	balarão
Conditional	balaria	balarias	balaria	balaríamos	balaríeis	balariam
Subjunctive
Present	bale	bales	bale	balemos	baleis	balem
Imperfect	balasse	balasses	balasse	balássemos	balásseis	balassem
Future	balar	balares	balar	balarmos	balardes	balarem
Imperative
Affirmative		bala	bale	balemos	balai	balem
Negative (não)		não bales	não bale	não balemos	não baleis	não balem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

References

^ “balar” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
^ “balar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin bālāre.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baˈlaɾ/
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: ba‧lar

Verb

balar (first-person singular present balo, first-person singular preterite balé, past participle balado)

(intransitive) to bleat

Conjugation

Conjugation of balar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			balar
gerund			balando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		balado		balada
		plural		balados		baladas
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	balo	balas^{^tú} balás^{^vos}	bala	balamos	baláis	balan
	imperfect	balaba	balabas	balaba	balábamos	balabais	balaban
	preterite	balé	balaste	baló	balamos	balasteis	balaron
	future	balaré	balarás	balará	balaremos	balaréis	balarán
	conditional	balaría	balarías	balaría	balaríamos	balaríais	balarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	bale	bales^{^tú} balés^{^vos²}	bale	balemos	baléis	balen
	imperfect (ra)	balara	balaras	balara	baláramos	balarais	balaran
	imperfect (se)	balase	balases	balase	balásemos	balaseis	balasen
	future¹	balare	balares	balare	baláremos	balareis	balaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		bala^{^tú} balá^{^vos}	bale	balemos	balad	balen
	negative		no bales	no bale	no balemos	no baléis	no balen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Derived terms

balido

Swedish

Noun

balar

indefinite plural of bal

[1] “balar” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

[2] “balar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

balar

Contents

Malay

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Derived terms

Further reading

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

References

Spanish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

Swedish

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