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Basque
Pronunciation
Verb
balu
- Third-person singular (hark), taking third-person singular (hura) as direct object, conditional indicative form of izan.
Usage notes
Linguistically, this verb form can be seen as belonging to the reconstructed citation form edun instead of izan.
Gamilaraay
Pronunciation
Adjective
balu
- dead
References
- Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary 2003
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈba.lu/
- Rhymes: -lu
- Hyphenation: ba‧lu
Etymology 1
Inherited from Malay balu (“widow”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balu.
Noun
balu (plural balu-balu, first-person possessive baluku, second-person possessive balumu, third-person possessive balunya)
- widower
- Synonym: duda
Etymology 2
Unknown
Noun
balu (plural balu-balu, first-person possessive baluku, second-person possessive balumu, third-person possessive balunya)
- dark green
balu:
- Synonym: hijau tua
- parsley green
balu:
- Synonym: kuning kehijauan
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Medanese Malay .
Noun
balu (plural balu-balu, first-person possessive baluku, second-person possessive balumu, third-person possessive balunya)
- (dialect) fine hairs on the forehead or nape of the neck
Etymology 4
Borrowed from Javanese .
Noun
balu (plural balu-balu, first-person possessive baluku, second-person possessive balumu, third-person possessive balunya)
- (dialect) a buoy made of plastic or cork, tied to the edge of the net to prevent it from sinking
Further reading
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balu. Cognate with Tagalog balo.
Pronunciation
Noun
balu (Jawi spelling بالو, plural balu-balu, informal 1st possessive baluku, 2nd possessive balumu, 3rd possessive balunya)
- widow
- Synonyms: janda, randa
- thunder; the sound heard right after lightning strikes
- Synonym: guruh
Descendants
See also
Further reading
Middle English
Noun
balu
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of bale (“evil”)
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpaluː/
Noun
balu
- accusative/genitive singular of ballu
Old Saxon
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *balu (“evil”).
Cognate with Old Frisian balu, Old English bealu, Old High German balo, Old Norse bǫl, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (balweins, “torture”), Icelandic böl (“evil, misfortune, disaster”).
Pronunciation
Noun
balu n
- evil, malice
- destruction
Declension
Declension of balu (neuter wa-stem)
Rohingya
Alternative forms
Noun
balu (Hanifi spelling 𐴁𐴝𐴓𐴟)
- sand
Sakizaya
Pronunciation
Noun
balu
- flower
Tausug
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balu.
Noun
balu
- widow
Uneapa
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *baluc with irregular loss of *c, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baluj, from Proto-Austronesian *baʀuj.
Pronunciation
Noun
balu
- dove
Further reading
- Ross, Malcolm D. (2011) Andrew Pawley, editor, The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic: Volume 4, Animals, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, →OCLC; republished as Meredith Osmond, editor, (Please provide a date or year)