baling

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See also: bàlíng

English

Pronunciation

Verb

baling

  1. present participle and gerund of bale

Noun

baling (plural balings)

  1. A collection of material packaged into a bale.
    fibre balings

Derived terms

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ba‧ling

Noun

baling

  1. a type of trammel net

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbalɪŋ/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ling

Etymology 1

Noun

baling (first-person possessive balingku, second-person possessive balingmu, third-person possessive balingnya)

  1. stone tied to a rope that is thrown by twisting the rope.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

baling (first-person possessive balingku, second-person possessive balingmu, third-person possessive balingnya)

  1. fourfinger threadfin (Eleutheronema tetradactylum).

Etymology 3

From Riau Malay .

Adjective

baling

  1. (dialect) imbalance
    Antonyms: lurus, seimbang

Further reading

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baliŋ/,
  • Audio (MY)(file)
  • Rhymes: -liŋ, -iŋ

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baliŋ.

Noun

baling (Jawi spelling باليڠ, plural baling-baling, informal 1st possessive balingku, 2nd possessive balingmu, 3rd possessive balingnya)

  1. A stone or any other object tied to a rope and then thrown by first swinging it around the head.
    Synonyms: lempar, campak
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Verb

baling (Jawi spelling باليڠ)

  1. (transitive) To throw an object tied to a rope in a way where it is first swung around the head.
    Synonym: lempar
  2. (transitive) To throw an object.
    Synonyms: lempar, campak
Affixations

Etymology 2

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

Noun

baling (Jawi spelling باليڠ, plural baling-baling, informal 1st possessive balingku, 2nd possessive balingmu, 3rd possessive balingnya)

  1. (dialectal, Perak) A member of the Herpestes genus.
    Synonym: cerpelai

Further reading

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈliŋ/, (adjective)
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ling

Noun

baling (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜅ᜔)

  1. inclining of the head to one side
  2. slight turn to one side (in driving)
  3. turning of one's attention to another thing
  4. speech directed towards someone

Derived terms

See also

Adjective

balíng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜅ᜔)

  1. (mathematics, neologism) negative
    Synonym: negatibo
    Antonyms: tahas, positibo

References

  • “baling”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL

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Yakan

Noun

baling

  1. A very salty shrimp dish, made of tiny shrimp pisayan and salt, and pounded.
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