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English

Alternative forms

• balsem, balsum, balsome

Etymology

From Middle English *balsam, balsme, from Old English balsam, balsamum (“balsam, balm”), from Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek ???????? (bálsamon, “balsam”), of Semitic origin (Hebrew ????? (“spice, perfume”)). Doublet of balm.

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: bôl?s?m, IPA^(key): /?b??ls?m/

Noun

balsam (countable and uncountable, plural balsams)

1. (chiefly Britain) A sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants.
2. (chiefly Britain) A plant or tree yielding such substance.
3. (chiefly Britain) A soothing ointment.
4. (chiefly Britain, figuratively) Something soothing.

   Classical music is a sweet balsam for our sorrows

5. A flowering plant of the genus Impatiens.
6. The balsam family of flowering plants (Balsaminaceae), which includes Impatiens and Hydrocera.
7. A balsam fir Abies balsamea.
8. Canada balsam, a turpentine obtained from the resin of balsam fir.

Synonyms

• (sweet-smelling oil): balm
• (plant or tree): balm
• (soothing ointment): balm
• (something soothing): balm
• (flowering plant of the genus Impatiens): jewelweed, impatiens, touch-me-not

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

See also

• Impatiens on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Verb

balsam (third-person singular simple present balsams, present participle balsaming, simple past and past participle balsamed)

1. (transitive) To treat or anoint with balsam.

Anagrams

• lambas, sambal

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish balsam(m), balsaim(e), from Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek ???????? (bálsamon).

Noun

balsam m (genitive singular balsaim)

1. (medicine) balsam, balm
2. balsam (plant)

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Further reading

• "balsam" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “balsam(m), balsaim(e)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Polish

Etymology

From Old Polish balsam or balszam, from Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek ???????? (bálsamon, “balsam”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bal.sam/

Noun

balsam m inan

1. (technical) balsam (“a sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants”)
2. (cosmetics, medicine, pharmacology) lotion (“a low-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to skin”)
3. (historical) a substance used in thanatopraxy (“embalming of corpses”), specifically any substance used for this practice in Ancient Egypt.
4. (figuratively) balsam (“something soothing”)

Declension

Synonyms

• (oil or resin): ?ywica
• (lotion): krem, mleczko, tonik
• (something soothing): otucha, ukojenie

Related terms

• balsamowanie
• balsamista
• balsamowiec
• balsamowa?
• balsamiczny
• balsamowy
• balsamowaty
• balsamicznie

See also

• natron
• mumifikacja

Further reading

• balsam in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin balsamum. Appears since 17th century. Probably entered Romanian through multiple routes, with the most common form from Italian balsamo, or through use in old medicinal practice. A now archaic variant form valsam derived from Greek ??????? (válsamo). Cf. also German Balsam.

Noun

balsam n (plural balsamuri)

1. balsam (clarification of this definition is needed)
2. unction, balm, salve, unguent

Derived terms

• b?ls?ma

References

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bal/

Etymology 1

From Dutch bal, from Middle Dutch bal, from Old Dutch *bal, from Proto-Germanic *balluz.

Noun

bal (plural balle, diminutive balletjie)

1. A ball (spherical object, used as a toy).

Derived terms

• basketbal
• handbal
• muurbal
• pluimbal
• sokkerbal
• tennisbal
• voetbal

Etymology 2

From Dutch bal, from French bal.

Noun

bal (plural [please provide])

1. A ball (formal dance event).

Albanian

Alternative forms

• balo

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *bala, cognate to Lithuanian bãlas (“white”), Latvian bàls (“pale”) and Greek (Hes.) ????? ?????? (falós lefkós).

Noun

bal m (indefinite plural bala, definite singular bali, definite plural balat)

1. dog or goat (with a white spot on the forehead)

Derived terms

• balosh

Related terms

• balë

References

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *b?l (“honey”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [b??]

Noun

bal (definite accusative bal?, plural ballar)

1. honey

Declension

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *b?l (“honey”).

Noun

bal

1. honey, mead
2. ball, dance party

Declension

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajins?ko-kryms?kotatars?kyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]?^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, ?ISBN

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b?l/
• Hyphenation: bal
• Rhymes: -?l

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch bal, from Old Dutch *bal, from Proto-Germanic *balluz.

Noun

bal m (plural ballen, diminutive balletje n)

1. a ball or any object with such a shape
2. (informal) testicle, nut
3. (sports) pass, shot

4. (informal, derogatory) toff, posh person

Derived terms

Descendants

• Afrikaans: bal
• ? Indonesian: bal

Etymology 2

From French bal, from Late Latin ballare.

Noun

bal n (plural bals, diminutive balletje n)

1. ball, dance party

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

bal

1. first-person singular present indicative of ballen
2. imperative of ballen

French

Etymology

From Old French bal, deverbal of baller, from Late Latin ballare (“to dance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bal/

Noun

bal m (plural bals)

1. dance party, ball

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Dutch: bal
  • Afrikaans: bal
  • ? Indonesian: bal
• ? Russian: ??? (bal)
  • ? Kazakh: ??? (bal)
  • ? Yakut: ???? (baal)

Further reading

• “bal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Haitian Creole

Etymology

French bal (“dance”).

Noun

bal

1. dance party, ball

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from English ball.

Noun

bâl f (plural bàl??bàlai)

1. ball

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?b?l]
• Rhymes: -?l

Adjective

bal (comparative balabb, superlative legbalabb)

1. left

Declension

Antonyms

• jobb

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

• bal in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN
• bal in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (’A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2021)

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Dutch bal (“ball”), from Middle Dutch bal, from Old Dutch *bal, from Proto-Germanic *balluz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?bal]
• Hyphenation: bal

Noun

bal (first-person possessive balku, second-person possessive balmu, third-person possessive balnya)

1. (colloquial) ball, a solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.

   Synonym: bola

Etymology 2

From Dutch baal, from Middle Dutch bale, from Old French bale.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?bal]
• Hyphenation: bal

Noun

bal (first-person possessive balku, second-person possessive balmu, third-person possessive balnya)

1. bale, a rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation.
2. A closed bag or package of wares.

   Synonyms: bandela, karung

Further reading

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

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German balde, from Old High German baldo, adverb of bald, from Proto-Germanic *balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *b?el-. Cognate with German bald, Dutch boud, English bold.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba?l/
  • Rhymes: -a?l
  • Homophone: Bal

Adverb

bal

1. nearly, almost
2. soon

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *bal, from Proto-Germanic *balluz.

Noun

bal m

1. ball (round object), sphere
2. something worthless

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: bal
  • Afrikaans: bal
  • ? Indonesian: bal
• Limburgish: bal
• West Flemish: bol

Further reading

• “bal (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “bal”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN

Middle English

Alternative forms

• balle, ball

Etymology

From Old English *beall, from Proto-Germanic *balluz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bal/

Noun

bal (plural balles)

1. A ball (an object of spherical shape)
2. A rounded or spherical lump or bump, especially in medical terminology; a boil.
3. A ball used in sports or other entertainment.
4. The eyeball; the eye viewed as a spherical object.
5. A sport with a ball as a key component of play.
6. One's head (top part of one's body)
7. A projectile resembling a ball in form
8. (rare) A node of muscles supporting the fingers or toes.
9. (rare) A ball-shaped container or box.
10. (rare, vulgar) One's testes (compare to the much more frequent Modern English sense)

Related terms

• ballok
• foteball

Descendants

• English: ball
• Scots: ball, baw, baa, ba

References

• “bal, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-19.

North Wahgi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?l/

Noun

bal

1. fish

References

• Heather and Don Mc Lean, North Wahgi (Yu We) Organised Phonology Data (2005), p. 2

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the verb bala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b??l/

Noun

bal n (definite singular balet, uncountable)

1. bother, fuss, trouble (annoying, difficult or stressful activity)

   Det blir berre bal om me prøvar å gjera det no.

   It will only cause bother if we try to do that now.

Further reading

• “bal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bal/

Etymology 1

From French bal, from Late Latin ballare (“to dance”).

Noun

bal m inan

1. ball (formal dance)

Declension

Etymology 2

From Low German balk.

Noun

bal m inan

1. log (large cut piece of wood)

Declension

Further reading

• bal in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• bal in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romani

Etymology

Cognate with Hindi ??? (b?l), Punjabi ??? (v?l, “hair”).

Noun

bal m (plural bal)

1. a single hair
2. (in the plural) hair

Romanian

Etymology

From French bal

Noun

bal n (plural baluri)

1. ball (party)

Declension

Romansch

Etymology

Borrowed from French bal, from Late Latin ballare.

Noun

bal m (plural bals)

1. ball (formal dance)

San Juan Guelavía Zapotec

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotec *kwella(k).

Noun

bal

1. fire

References

• López Antonio, Joaquín; Jones, Ted; Jones, Kris (2012) Vocabulario breve del Zapoteco de San Juan Guelavía?^[2] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Tlalpan, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 13, 25

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

bal m (Cyrillic spelling ???)

1. ball (dance)

Southern Kam

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa??/

Noun

bal

1. fish

Swedish

Noun

bal c

1. bale, bundle (big packet of things)
2. Formal gathering for dance, ball

Declension

Related terms

bale

• bala
• balning
• balpress
• halmbal
• höbal
• pappersbal

ball

• baldrottning
• balett
• balklänning
• balsal
• maskeradbal
• operabal

References

• bal in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Anagrams

• bl a, bl.a.

Tatar

Noun

bal

1. honey

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ????, from Proto-Turkic *b?l (“honey”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b??/

Noun

bal (definite accusative bal?, plural ballar)

1. honey

Declension

Derived terms

• bal ar?s?

Turkmen

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *b?l (“honey”).

Noun

bal (definite accusative baly, plural ballar)

1. honey

Tübatulabal

Noun

bal

1. Alternative spelling of pa·l

References

• Kroeber, Shoshonean Dialects of California, in University of California Publications: American archaeology and ethnology, volume 4, page 81

Volapük

Numeral

bal

1. one

Derived terms

• balam, balamovik
• balan
• balat, balatam, balatik, balato
• baläd, balädön, balädam, balädü
  • balädik, balädikön, balädikam
    • balädükön, balädükam
  • baibalädik
• baläl, balälik
• balid, balido
• balik, baliko
• balil
• balion, balionan, balionat
• balna, balnaik
• balo
• balön
• balug, balugön
  • balugäl, balugälik
  • balugik, balugiko
    • balugükön
• balüd
• balüf
• balüm
• balyim

Zaniza Zapotec

Noun

bal

1. fish