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Albanian
Etymology
Ultimately from French ballon.
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Pronunciation
Noun
balonë f (plural balona)
- balloon (for transportation, e.g. of an aerostat)
- kite (toy)
- balloon (toy)
- Synonym: tullumbace
- (colloquial or archaic) aeroplane, airplane
- Synonym: aeroplan
- round liquid container, flask
- (spinning) yarn gathered on a spool
References
- “balón/ë,~a”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language], 1980, page 87ab
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “ballon”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 19a