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English
Etymology
Probably from Spanish bola .
Pronunciation
Noun
bola (plural bolas )
A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of a cord .
See also
Anagrams
Bikol Central
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish bola .
Noun
bola
ball
flattery ; compliment
Synonym: bolada
Buginese
Noun
bola (Lontara spelling ᨅᨚᨒ )
house
Catalan
Etymology
First attested in 1502. From Latin bulla , probably through the intermediate of Occitan bola . Doublet of butlla and the archaic or dialectal bolla .
Pronunciation
Noun
bola f (plural boles )
ball
( baseball ) ball ( pitch which falls outside the strike zone )
Synonym: bola dolenta
lie , untruth
Derived terms
Further reading
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish bola .
Noun
bola
ball , sphere
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse bola , from Proto-Germanic *bulōną .
Verb
bola (third person singular past indicative bolaði , third person plural past indicative bolaðu , supine bolað )
scowl , glower
Conjugation
Further reading
Fijian
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *polaq , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəlaq .
Verb
bola
to split with axe or heavy knife
Galician
Bolas de pan
Etymology
From Latin bulla . Doublet of bóla and of bula .
Pronunciation
Noun
bola f (plural bolas )
piece of bread usually round, large and low
pie
( archaic ) bulla ( round metallic seal )
1342 , M. Romaní Martínez (ed.), La colección diplomática de Santa María de Oseira (1025-1310) . Santiago: Tórculo Edicións, page 177:
O qual privilegio era bolado de bola de chunbo et de fios de sirgo do qual o tenor era tal en latin feyto, et por quanto en latin non entendian dito sennor que llo traladasse en romanço
The aforementioned charter was sealed with seal of lead and threads of silk, and its content was written in Latin, and since Latin wasn't understood by everyone, the aforementioned lord asked for the document to be translated into Romance
References
“bola ” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval . SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
“bola ” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega , SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“bola ” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega . Santiago: ILG.
“bola ” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués , Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Hiligaynon
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish bola .
Noun
bóla
ball
Icelandic
Noun
bola
indefinite accusative singular of boli
indefinite dative singular of boli
indefinite genitive singular of boli
indefinite accusative plural of boli
indefinite genitive plural of boli
Noun
bola
indefinite genitive plural of bolur
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay bola , from Portuguese bola , from Old Occitan bola , from Latin bulla . Doublet of bolu .
Pronunciation
Noun
bola (first-person possessive bolaku , second-person possessive bolamu , third-person possessive bolanya )
ball , a solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
( mathematics ) sphere : a regular three-dimensional object in which every cross-section is a circle ; the figure described by the revolution of a circle about its diameter .
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
Kituba
Verb
bola
to rot
Limos Kalinga
Noun
bola
lung
Lingala
Noun
bola class 1 (plural babola class 2 )
firstborn
Malay
Bola bola sepak
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese bola , from Old Occitan bola , from Latin bulla .
Pronunciation
Noun
bola (Jawi spelling بول , plural bola -bola , informal 1st possessive bolaku , 2nd possessive bolamu , 3rd possessive bolanya )
ball
Bola bola sepakFootball ball
Further reading
Portuguese
bola de futebol
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old Occitan bola , from Vulgar Latin *bolla , from a merger of Latin bulla with Frankish *bollā (compare English bowl ). Doublet of bula and bolha .
Pronunciation
Noun
bola f (plural bolas )
ball , sphere , round object
Synonym: pelota
( sports ) ball
fat person
( slang , in the plural ) testicle
( colloquial ) football , soccer
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From bolo .
Pronunciation
Noun
bola f (plural bolas )
bread roll ( small, round bread )
Derived terms
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Verb
bola
inflection of bolar :
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
Further reading
Sambali
Noun
bola
ball
Noun
bolâ
foam ; bubble
Serbo-Croatian
Participle
bola (Cyrillic spelling бола )
inflection of bosti :
feminine singular active past participle
neuter plural active past participle
Slovak
Pronunciation
Participle
bola
feminine singular l-participle of byť
Spanish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old Occitan bola , from Latin bulla . Doublet of bula and bolla .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈbola/
Rhymes: -ola
Syllabification: bo‧la
Noun
bola f (plural bolas )
ball
Synonyms: balón , pelota
( slang ) testicle
( ice cream ) scoop
hilt ( of a sword )
( Spain ) muscle
( Dominican Republic , slang ) hitchhiking , free ride
Tomamos una bola para llegar aquí. We hitchhiked to get here.
( colloquial , El Salvador ) dollar (USD ); buck .
Synonym: dólar
Tengo cinco bolas en mi cartera. I have five dollars in my pocket.
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
bola f
feminine singular of bolo
Further reading
References
Orlando Alba (2003) Cómo hablamos los dominicanos , Santo Domingo: Amigo del Hogar
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-bòda .
Verb
-bola
to rot , to decay
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template .
Swedish
Etymology
Derived from Middle Low German bōlen , from bōle ( “ friend; lover; mistress ” ) . Cognate of German buhlen and Dutch boelen . Compare origin of German Buhle .
Pronunciation
Verb
bola (present bolar , preterite bolade , supine bolat , imperative bola )
( archaic ) bugger , wench , commit fornication
Conjugation
Conjugation of bola (weak)
Derived terms
References
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish bola , from Old Occitan bola , from Latin bulla . Doublet of bula .
Pronunciation
Hyphenation: bo‧la
IPA (key ) : /ˈbola/ ,
Noun
bola (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎ )
ball ; round object
ball game
Synonym: bolahan
( figurative ) flattery
Synonym: hibo
( figurative ) taunt ; jest
( figurative ) deception ; bluff
Synonyms: linlang , lalang , daya
drawing of winning numbers in a lottery
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
Ternate
bola
Etymology 1
Likely ultimately from Portuguese bola de gude ( “ marble ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
bola
a marble (toy)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
bola
a spool
References
Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia , University of Pittsburgh
Uneapa
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *bolac ( “ to spread out ” ) with irregular loss of *c , variant of *polac , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəlaj , from Proto-Austronesian *bəlaj .
Pronunciation
Noun
bola
mat
Further reading
Sarah Elizabeth Byrne, A practice-centred approach to Uneapa Island's archaeology in a long-term context (2008). Oceania (vol. 87, no. 1). Ph.D. dissertation. University College London.
Uzbek
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *bāla .
Noun
bola (plural bolalar )
child
young (of an animal)
Declension
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh boly , from Old Welsh bolg , from Proto-Brythonic *bolɣ , from Proto-Celtic *bolgos ; cognate with Old Irish bolg .
Pronunciation
Noun
bola m (plural boliau )
stomach
Synonym: bol
Mutation
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-bòda .
Verb
-bola
( intransitive ) to rot , to decay
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template .
Yatzachi Zapotec
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Noun
bola
neotropical whipsnake (Masticophis mentovarius )
References
Butler H., Inez M. (2000) Diccionario zapoteco de Yatzachi: Yatzachi el Bajo, Yatzachi el Alto, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 37) , second electronic edition, Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. , page 29
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-bòda .
Verb
-bola
( intransitive ) to rot , to decay
( intransitive ) to go bad
Inflection
Tone L
Infinitive
ukubola
Positive
Negative
Infinitive
ukubola
ukungaboli
Imperative
Simple
+ object concord
Singular
bola
-bole
Plural
bolani
-boleni
Present
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngiyabola , ngibola
engibolayo , engibola
ngibola
angiboli
engingaboli
ngingaboli
2nd singular
uyabola , ubola
obolayo , obola
ubola
awuboli
ongaboli
ungaboli
1st plural
siyabola , sibola
esibolayo , esibola
sibola
asiboli
esingaboli
singaboli
2nd plural
niyabola , nibola
enibolayo , enibola
nibola
aniboli
eningaboli
ningaboli
Class 1
uyabola , ubola
obolayo , obola
ebola
akaboli
ongaboli
engaboli
Class 2
bayabola , babola
ababolayo , ababola
bebola
ababoli
abangaboli
bengaboli
Class 3
uyabola , ubola
obolayo , obola
ubola
awuboli
ongaboli
ungaboli
Class 4
iyabola , ibola
ebolayo , ebola
ibola
ayiboli
engaboli
ingaboli
Class 5
liyabola , libola
elibolayo , elibola
libola
aliboli
elingaboli
lingaboli
Class 6
ayabola , abola
abolayo , abola
ebola
awaboli
angaboli
engaboli
Class 7
siyabola , sibola
esibolayo , esibola
sibola
asiboli
esingaboli
singaboli
Class 8
ziyabola , zibola
ezibolayo , ezibola
zibola
aziboli
ezingaboli
zingaboli
Class 9
iyabola , ibola
ebolayo , ebola
ibola
ayiboli
engaboli
ingaboli
Class 10
ziyabola , zibola
ezibolayo , ezibola
zibola
aziboli
ezingaboli
zingaboli
Class 11
luyabola , lubola
olubolayo , olubola
lubola
aluboli
olungaboli
lungaboli
Class 14
buyabola , bubola
obubolayo , obubola
bubola
abuboli
obungaboli
bungaboli
Class 15
kuyabola , kubola
okubolayo , okubola
kubola
akuboli
okungaboli
kungaboli
Class 17
kuyabola , kubola
okubolayo , okubola
kubola
akuboli
okungaboli
kungaboli
Recent past
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngibolile , ngibolē
engibolile , engibolē
ngibolile , ngibolē
angibolanga
engingabolanga
ngingabolanga
2nd singular
ubolile , ubolē
obolile , obolē
ubolile , ubolē
awubolanga
ongabolanga
ungabolanga
1st plural
sibolile , sibolē
esibolile , esibolē
sibolile , sibolē
asibolanga
esingabolanga
singabolanga
2nd plural
nibolile , nibolē
enibolile , enibolē
nibolile , nibolē
anibolanga
eningabolanga
ningabolanga
Class 1
ubolile , ubolē
obolile , obolē
ebolile , ebolē
akabolanga
ongabolanga
engabolanga
Class 2
babolile , babolē
ababolile , ababolē
bebolile , bebolē
ababolanga
abangabolanga
bengabolanga
Class 3
ubolile , ubolē
obolile , obolē
ubolile , ubolē
awubolanga
ongabolanga
ungabolanga
Class 4
ibolile , ibolē
ebolile , ebolē
ibolile , ibolē
ayibolanga
engabolanga
ingabolanga
Class 5
libolile , libolē
elibolile , elibolē
libolile , libolē
alibolanga
elingabolanga
lingabolanga
Class 6
abolile , abolē
abolile , abolē
ebolile , ebolē
awabolanga
angabolanga
engabolanga
Class 7
sibolile , sibolē
esibolile , esibolē
sibolile , sibolē
asibolanga
esingabolanga
singabolanga
Class 8
zibolile , zibolē
ezibolile , ezibolē
zibolile , zibolē
azibolanga
ezingabolanga
zingabolanga
Class 9
ibolile , ibolē
ebolile , ebolē
ibolile , ibolē
ayibolanga
engabolanga
ingabolanga
Class 10
zibolile , zibolē
ezibolile , ezibolē
zibolile , zibolē
azibolanga
ezingabolanga
zingabolanga
Class 11
lubolile , lubolē
olubolile , olubolē
lubolile , lubolē
alubolanga
olungabolanga
lungabolanga
Class 14
bubolile , bubolē
obubolile , obubolē
bubolile , bubolē
abubolanga
obungabolanga
bungabolanga
Class 15
kubolile , kubolē
okubolile , okubolē
kubolile , kubolē
akubolanga
okungabolanga
kungabolanga
Class 17
kubolile , kubolē
okubolile , okubolē
kubolile , kubolē
akubolanga
okungabolanga
kungabolanga
Remote past
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngābola
engābola
ngābola
angibolanga
engingabolanga
ngingabolanga
2nd singular
wābola
owābola
wābola
awubolanga
ongabolanga
ungabolanga
1st plural
sābola
esābola
sābola
asibolanga
esingabolanga
singabolanga
2nd plural
nābola
enābola
nābola
anibolanga
eningabolanga
ningabolanga
Class 1
wābola
owābola
ābola
akabolanga
ongabolanga
engabolanga
Class 2
bābola
abābola
bābola
ababolanga
abangabolanga
bengabolanga
Class 3
wābola
owābola
wābola
awubolanga
ongabolanga
ungabolanga
Class 4
yābola
eyābola
yābola
ayibolanga
engabolanga
ingabolanga
Class 5
lābola
elābola
lābola
alibolanga
elingabolanga
lingabolanga
Class 6
ābola
ābola
ābola
awabolanga
angabolanga
engabolanga
Class 7
sābola
esābola
sābola
asibolanga
esingabolanga
singabolanga
Class 8
zābola
ezābola
zābola
azibolanga
ezingabolanga
zingabolanga
Class 9
yābola
eyābola
yābola
ayibolanga
engabolanga
ingabolanga
Class 10
zābola
ezābola
zābola
azibolanga
ezingabolanga
zingabolanga
Class 11
lwābola
olwābola
lwābola
alubolanga
olungabolanga
lungabolanga
Class 14
bābola
obābola
bābola
abubolanga
obungabolanga
bungabolanga
Class 15
kwābola
okwābola
kwābola
akubolanga
okungabolanga
kungabolanga
Class 17
kwābola
okwābola
kwābola
akubolanga
okungabolanga
kungabolanga
Potential
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngingabola
—
ngingabola
ngingebole
—
ngingebole
2nd singular
ungabola
—
ungabola
ungebole
—
ungebole
1st plural
singabola
—
singabola
singebole
—
singebole
2nd plural
ningabola
—
ningabola
ningebole
—
ningebole
Class 1
angabola
—
engabola
angebole
—
engebole
Class 2
bangabola
—
bengabola
bangebole
—
bengebole
Class 3
ungabola
—
ungabola
ungebole
—
ungebole
Class 4
ingabola
—
ingabola
ingebole
—
ingebole
Class 5
lingabola
—
lingabola
lingebole
—
lingebole
Class 6
angabola
—
engabola
angebole
—
engebole
Class 7
singabola
—
singabola
singebole
—
singebole
Class 8
zingabola
—
zingabola
zingebole
—
zingebole
Class 9
ingabola
—
ingabola
ingebole
—
ingebole
Class 10
zingabola
—
zingabola
zingebole
—
zingebole
Class 11
lungabola
—
lungabola
lungebole
—
lungebole
Class 14
bungabola
—
bungabola
bungebole
—
bungebole
Class 15
kungabola
—
kungabola
kungebole
—
kungebole
Class 17
kungabola
—
kungabola
kungebole
—
kungebole
Immediate future
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngizobola
engizobola
ngizobola
angizubola
engingezubola
ngingezubola
2nd singular
uzobola
ozobola
uzobola
awuzubola
ongezubola
ungezubola
1st plural
sizobola
esizobola
sizobola
asizubola
esingezubola
singezubola
2nd plural
nizobola
enizobola
nizobola
anizubola
eningezubola
ningezubola
Class 1
uzobola
ozobola
ezobola
akazubola
ongezubola
engezubola
Class 2
bazobola
abazobola
bezobola
abazubola
abangezubola
bengezubola
Class 3
uzobola
ozobola
uzobola
awuzubola
ongezubola
ungezubola
Class 4
izobola
ezobola
izobola
ayizubola
engezubola
ingezubola
Class 5
lizobola
elizobola
lizobola
alizubola
elingezubola
lingezubola
Class 6
azobola
azobola
ezobola
awazubola
angezubola
engezubola
Class 7
sizobola
esizobola
sizobola
asizubola
esingezubola
singezubola
Class 8
zizobola
ezizobola
zizobola
azizubola
ezingezubola
zingezubola
Class 9
izobola
ezobola
izobola
ayizubola
engezubola
ingezubola
Class 10
zizobola
ezizobola
zizobola
azizubola
ezingezubola
zingezubola
Class 11
luzobola
oluzobola
luzobola
aluzubola
olungezubola
lungezubola
Class 14
buzobola
obuzobola
buzobola
abuzubola
obungezubola
bungezubola
Class 15
kuzobola
okuzobola
kuzobola
akuzubola
okungezubola
kungezubola
Class 17
kuzobola
okuzobola
kuzobola
akuzubola
okungezubola
kungezubola
Remote future
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngiyobola
engiyobola
ngiyobola
angiyubola
engingeyubola
ngingeyubola
2nd singular
uyobola
oyobola
uyobola
awuyubola
ongeyubola
ungeyubola
1st plural
siyobola
esiyobola
siyobola
asiyubola
esingeyubola
singeyubola
2nd plural
niyobola
eniyobola
niyobola
aniyubola
eningeyubola
ningeyubola
Class 1
uyobola
oyobola
eyobola
akayubola
ongeyubola
engeyubola
Class 2
bayobola
abayobola
beyobola
abayubola
abangeyubola
bengeyubola
Class 3
uyobola
oyobola
uyobola
awuyubola
ongeyubola
ungeyubola
Class 4
iyobola
eyobola
iyobola
ayiyubola
engeyubola
ingeyubola
Class 5
liyobola
eliyobola
liyobola
aliyubola
elingeyubola
lingeyubola
Class 6
ayobola
ayobola
eyobola
awayubola
angeyubola
engeyubola
Class 7
siyobola
esiyobola
siyobola
asiyubola
esingeyubola
singeyubola
Class 8
ziyobola
eziyobola
ziyobola
aziyubola
ezingeyubola
zingeyubola
Class 9
iyobola
eyobola
iyobola
ayiyubola
engeyubola
ingeyubola
Class 10
ziyobola
eziyobola
ziyobola
aziyubola
ezingeyubola
zingeyubola
Class 11
luyobola
oluyobola
luyobola
aluyubola
olungeyubola
lungeyubola
Class 14
buyobola
obuyobola
buyobola
abuyubola
obungeyubola
bungeyubola
Class 15
kuyobola
okuyobola
kuyobola
akuyubola
okungeyubola
kungeyubola
Class 17
kuyobola
okuyobola
kuyobola
akuyubola
okungeyubola
kungeyubola
Present subjunctive
Positive
Negative
1st singular
ngibole
ngingaboli
2nd singular
ubole
ungaboli
1st plural
sibole
singaboli
2nd plural
nibole
ningaboli
Class 1
abole
angaboli
Class 2
babole
bangaboli
Class 3
ubole
ungaboli
Class 4
ibole
ingaboli
Class 5
libole
lingaboli
Class 6
abole
angaboli
Class 7
sibole
singaboli
Class 8
zibole
zingaboli
Class 9
ibole
ingaboli
Class 10
zibole
zingaboli
Class 11
lubole
lungaboli
Class 14
bubole
bungaboli
Class 15
kubole
kungaboli
Class 17
kubole
kungaboli
Past subjunctive
Positive
Negative
1st singular
ngabola
ngangabola , angabola , angangabola
2nd singular
wabola
wangabola , awabola , awangabola
1st plural
sabola
sangabola , asabola , asangabola
2nd plural
nabola
nangabola , anabola , anangabola
Class 1
wabola
wangabola , akabola , akangabola
Class 2
babola
bangabola , ababola , abangabola
Class 3
wabola
wangabola , awabola , awangabola
Class 4
yabola
yangabola , ayabola , ayangabola
Class 5
labola
langabola , alabola , alangabola
Class 6
abola
angabola , awabola , awangabola
Class 7
sabola
sangabola , asabola , asangabola
Class 8
zabola
zangabola , azabola , azangabola
Class 9
yabola
yangabola , ayabola , ayangabola
Class 10
zabola
zangabola , azabola , azangabola
Class 11
lwabola
lwangabola , alwabola , alwangabola
Class 14
babola
bangabola , ababola , abangabola
Class 15
kwabola
kwangabola , akwabola , akwangabola
Class 17
kwabola
kwangabola , akwabola , akwangabola