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Batad Ifugao
Noun
balat
- banana
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈlat/
- Hyphenation: ba‧lat
Noun
balát (Basahan spelling ᜊᜎᜆ᜔)
- shellfish (which breeds along the beaches)
- Synonym: suso
- (Tagalog-influenced, anatomy) skin; scalp
- Synonyms: kublit, unit
See also
Brunei Malay
Noun
balat
- sea cucumber
Cebuano
Etymology
Compare Tausug bāt
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧lat
- IPA(key): /baˈlat/
Noun
balat
- sea cucumber
Anagrams
Ibaloi
Noun
balat
- banana
Iban
Pronunciation
Adjective
balat
- extremely; really; very
Karao
Noun
balat
- banana
Kavalan
Etymology
Compare Malay barat
Noun
balat
- east wind
Keley-I Kallahan
Noun
balat
- banana
Latin
Verb
bālat
- third-person singular present active indicative of bālō
Limos Kalinga
Noun
balat
- banana
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpalah(t)/
Verb
balat
- second-person singular present indicative of ballat
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
balát (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜆ᜔)
- (anatomy) skin
- pelt; hide; animal skin
- rind; peel
- wrapper; packaging (of chips, candy, etc.)
- shell (of eggs, mollusks, nuts, etc.)
- cover (of a book)
- bark (of a tree)
- husk (of a coconut)
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
balat (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜆ᜔)
- birthmark on one's skin; livid spot on one's skin
Further reading
- “balat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Anagrams
Volapük
Etymology
bal + -at
Noun
balat (nominative plural balats)
- piece
- unit
- basic unit
- single written item
Declension
declension of balat
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
Derived terms
Yogad
Noun
balát
- answer; reply