Bala

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bala"

English

Etymology 1

In Wales, from Welsh Bala, from bala (effluent from a lake).

Proper noun

Bala

  1. A small town and community with a town council in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH9235).
  2. A lake in Gwynedd, the largest natural lake in Wales.
  3. A rural community in Muskoka Lakes municipality, Ontario, Canada, named after Bala, Wales.
  4. An unincorporated community in Riley County, Kansas, United States, named after Bala in Wales.
Translations

Etymology 2

From Mandarin 巴拉語巴拉语 (Bālāyǔ, Bala language).

Proper noun

Bala

  1. An extinct Jurchenic language formerly spoken in north-eastern China.

See also

  • Category:Bala lemmas

Anagrams

Albanian

Etymology

Definite form of Balë, from balë (white spot). See balë for more.

Proper noun

Bala m (definite Bala)

  1. nominative singular definite of Balë
  2. a male given name from Albanian
    Balë m, Bal m
  3. a male surname originating as a patronymic
    Synonym: Balaj m

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦧꦭ
Roman Bala

Romanization

Bala

  1. Romanization of ꦧꦭ

Polish

Etymology

From a regional variant of bela.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈba.la/
  • Rhymes: -ala
  • Syllabification: Ba‧la

Proper noun

Bala m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension

Proper noun

Bala f

  1. a female surname

Declension

Further reading

  • Bala”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic бѣла (běla), feminine of бѣлъ (bělŭ).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Bala f

  1. A commune of Mehedinți, Romania
  2. A village in Bala, Mehedinți, Romania

Welsh

Etymology

From bala (effluent).

Proper noun

Y Bala f

  1. Bala (a small town and community with a town council in Gwynedd, Wales)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
Bala Fala Mala unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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