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English
Pronunciation
Verb
baling
- present participle and gerund of bale
Noun
baling (plural balings)
- A collection of material packaged into a bale.
- fibre balings
Derived terms
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Cebuano
Pronunciation
Noun
baling
- a type of trammel net
Anagrams
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbalɪŋ/
- Hyphenation: ba‧ling
Etymology 1
Inherited from Malay baling, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baliŋ.
Noun
baling (first-person possessive balingku, second-person possessive balingmu, third-person possessive balingnya)
- 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)
- fourfinger threadfin (Eleutheronema tetradactylum).
Etymology 3
From Riau Malay .
Adjective
baling
- (dialect) imbalance
- Antonyms: lurus, seimbang
Further reading
Malay
Pronunciation
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)
- A stone or any other object tied to a rope and then thrown by first swinging it around the head.
- Synonyms: lempar, campak
Affixations
Verb
baling (Jawi spelling باليڠ)
- (transitive) To throw an object tied to a rope in a way where it is first swung around the head.
- Synonym: lempar
- (transitive) To throw an object.
- Synonyms: lempar, campak
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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)
- (dialectal, Perak) A member of the Herpestes genus.
- Synonym: cerpelai
Further reading
Tagalog
Etymology
From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baliŋ (“bent, twisted”).
Pronunciation
Noun
baling (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜅ᜔)
- inclining of the head to one side
- slight turn to one side (in driving)
- turning of one's attention to another thing
- speech directed towards someone
Derived terms
See also
Adjective
balíng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜅ᜔)
- (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
Anagrams
Tausug
Pronunciation
- (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /baliŋ/
- Rhymes: -iŋ
- Syllabification: ba‧ling
Noun
baling (Sulat Sūg spelling بَلِڠْ)
- a tiny shrimp preserved in brine; shrimp paste
Derived terms
Descendants
Yakan
Etymology
Borrowed from Tausug baling.
Noun
baling
- A very salty shrimp dish, made of tiny shrimp pisayan and salt, and pounded.