baila

See also: bailá

English

Etymology

From Portuguese [Term?].

Noun

baila (uncountable)

  1. (music) A genre of music from Sri Lanka and India, mainly using European instruments and rhythms.

Anagrams

Asturian

Verb

baila

  1. third-person singular present indicative of bailar
  2. second-person singular imperative of bailar

Catalan

Etymology

Perhaps from Latin varia, feminine of varius (variegated).

Pronunciation

Noun

baila f (plural bailes)

  1. spotted seabass (Dicentrarchus punctatus)
    Synonym: llobarro pigallat

Further reading

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German wīle, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic *hwīlō (time, period of time, while). Cognate with German Weile, English while.

Noun

bàila f

  1. (Luserna) moment, while

References

Galician

Etymology

Back-formation from bailar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbajlɐ]

Noun

baila f (plural bailas)

  1. ball, festive dancing event
  2. an instance of dancing

Verb

baila

  1. inflection of bailar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

  • baila” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • baila” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Papiamentu

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Portuguese bailar and Spanish bailar.

Verb

baila

  1. to dance

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbaj.lɐ/ [ˈbaɪ̯.lɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbaj.la/ [ˈbaɪ̯.la]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish valla.

Alternative forms

Noun

baila f (plural bailas)

  1. what's being commented or mentioned

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

baila

  1. inflection of bailar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

baila

  1. inflection of bailar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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