different between galas vs balas

English

Noun

galas

1. plural of gala

Anagrams

• Gaals, agals

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English glass. Cognate with Malay gelas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?alas/
• Hyphenation: ga?las

Noun

galas

1. glass (drinking vessel)

See also

• cawan (“cup”)

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: gala, galât

Verb

galas

1. second-person singular past historic of galer

Lithuanian

Etymology

Cognate with Latvian gals, see there for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??a?l?s]

Noun

gãlas m (plural gala?) stress pattern 4

1. end
2. (person) Gaul

Declension

See also

• Galija

Polish

Noun

galas m inan

1. gall (blister or tumor-like growth found on the surface of plants)

Portuguese

Noun

galas

1. plural of gala

Spanish

Adjective

galas

1. feminine plural of galo

Swedish

Noun

galas

1. indefinite genitive singular of gala

Anagrams

• lagas, slaga

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