balon

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balun (cf. Cebuano balon, Ilocano balon and Tagalog baon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbalon/,
• Hyphenation: ba‧lon

Noun

bálon (Basahan spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜈ᜔)

1. lunch money, pocket money

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Tagalog balon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈlon/,
• Hyphenation: ba‧lon

Noun

balón (Basahan spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜈ᜔)

1. well (for water)

   Synonym: bubon

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish balón or English balloon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈlon/,
• Hyphenation: ba‧lon

Noun

balón (Basahan spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜈ᜔)

1. balloon

   Synonyms: globo, butog, palibutog

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• bawon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balun (cf. Bikol Central balon, Ilocano balon Tagalog baon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈlon/, (General Cebuano, Leyte, Bohol)
• IPA^(key): /baˈwon/, (Urban Cebu)
• IPA^(key): /baˈjon/, (Surigao)
• Rhymes: -on̪, -aʊ̯n̪
• Hyphenation: ba‧lon

Noun

balon

1. money, food, or other provisions taken to school, work, or on a journey
2. lunch money or pocket money

Verb

balon

1. to bring or carry money, food or other provisions
2. to learn a lesson or heed an advice before or during a journey

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:balon.

Esperanto

Noun

balon

1. accusative singular of balo

Friulian

Noun

balon m

1. football

Hungarian

Etymology

bal +‎ -on (case suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: ba‧lon

Adjective

balon

1. superessive singular of bal

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balun (cf. Bikol Central balon, Cebuano balon Tagalog baon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbalun/,
• Hyphenation: bá‧lon

Noun

bálon

1. provisions; food, money or supplies brought on a journey or outside home

Derived terms

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

balon

Wikipedia ^id

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: ba‧lon

Etymology 1

From Dutch ballon, from French ballon, from northern Italian balone, ballone (standard Italian pallone).

Noun

balon (plural balon-balon, first-person possessive balonku, second-person possessive balonmu, third-person possessive balonnya)

1. balloon:
   1. An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
   2. Such an object as a child’s toy or party decoration.
2. (figurative) news

   Synonym: kabar

Alternative forms

• bélon (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balun. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

balon (plural balon-balon, first-person possessive balonku, second-person possessive balonmu, third-person possessive balonnya)

1. prostitute, whore

Synonyms

• (female prostitute): see Thesaurus: pelacur

Etymology 3

Blend of bakal +‎ calon

Noun

balon (plural balon-balon, first-person possessive balonku, second-person possessive balonmu, third-person possessive balonnya)

1. Alternative spelling of bakal calon (“prospective candidate, aspirant”)

Further reading

• “balon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Northern Kurdish

Noun

balon m

1. balloon

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

balon

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Borrowed from French ballon, from Middle French ballon, from northern Italian balone, ballone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.lɔn/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -alɔn
• Syllabification: ba‧lon

Noun

balon m inan (diminutive balonik or balonek)

1. (aviation) balloon (inflatable and buoyant object)
2. balloon (child's toy)
3. hot-air balloon (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
4. balloon (type of glass cup)
5. (colloquial, humorous) female breast

   Synonym: melon

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• balon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• balon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ballon.

Noun

balon n (plural baloane)

1. balloon (child’s toy)
2. balloon; hot air balloon
3. (sports) ball

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bǎloːn/
• Hyphenation: ba‧lon

Noun

bàlōn m (Cyrillic spelling ба̀ло̄н)

1. balloon

Declension

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈlon/,
• Hyphenation: ba‧lon

Noun

balón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜈ᜔)

1. (water) well
2. excavation; deep digging

Alternative forms

• bal-on — dialectal, Batangas

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish balón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈlon/,
• Hyphenation: ba‧lon

Noun

balón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜈ᜔)

1. balloon

   Synonym: lobo

2. ream (of paper)

   Synonym: resma

3. bale (of paper)

   Synonym: paldo

Further reading

• “balon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بالون (balon), from French ballon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ɫɔn/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

balon (definite accusative balonu, plural balonlar)

1. balloon

Declension