different between babas vs balas

English

Noun

babas

1. plural of baba

Anagrams

• AABBs, Abbas, ababs, abbas

Afrikaans

Noun

babas

1. plural of baba

French

Noun

babas ?

1. plural of baba

Portuguese

Noun

babas

1. plural of baba

Verb

babas

1. second-person singular (tu) present indicative of babar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?babas/, [?ba.??as]

Noun

babas f pl

1. plural of baba

English

Etymology

From Old English bales, balais, from Old French balais, from Arabic ???????? (bala?š), from Persian ????? (balaxš), a form of ????? (badaxš, “balas”), related to ??????? (badaxšân, “Badakhshan”), the region where they are found.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bal?s/

Noun

balas (plural balases)

1. (archaic, now chiefly attributive) A type of rose-coloured spinel once thought to be a form of ruby.

Derived terms

• balas-ruby

Anagrams

• Ba'als, Baals, Ba?als, LABAs, albas, baals, balsa, basal, blaas, laabs, sabal

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• bas

Noun

balas

1. sand

Galician

Noun

balas

1. plural of bala

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from English balance.

Noun

balàs m

1. (financial) balance
2. payment due for work done

Hiligaynon

Noun

balás

1. sand

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Malay balas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?ba.las]
• Hyphenation: ba?las

Noun

balas (first-person possessive balasku, second-person possessive balasmu, third-person possessive balasnya)

1. answer, reaction.

   Synonyms: jawaban, reaksi

2. punishment.

   Synonyms: ganjaran, hukuman

Derived terms

Compounds

Etymology 2

From Dutch ballast, from Middle Dutch ballast.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?ba.las]
• Hyphenation: ba?las

Noun

balas (first-person possessive balasku, second-person possessive balasmu, third-person possessive balasnya)

1. ballast,
   1. (nautical) heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.

      Synonyms: tolak bahara, pengimbang kapal, pemberat

   2. Coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads, or in making concrete.
2. (figuratively) baggage, something that hampers functioning.

Further reading

• “balas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Kapampangan

Noun

balás

1. sand

Latin

Verb

b?l?s

1. second-person singular present active indicative of b?l?

Lithuanian

Adjective

balas m (feminine balà) stress pattern 4

1. Alternative form of báltas (“white”)

Masbatenyo

Noun

balas

1. bush

Occitan

Noun

balas

1. plural of bala

Portuguese

Noun

balas f

1. plural of bala

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?balas/, [?ba.las]

Noun

balas

1. plural of bala

Verb

balas

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) present indicative form of balar.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Noun

balás

1. coarse granulated sugar; syrup hardened or grained
2. coarse grains of starch

Etymology 2

Noun

balás

1. northwind