balbal
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bal‧bal
- IPA(key): /balˈbal/, [bʌl̪ˈbal̪]
Noun
balbál
- (Philippine folklore) witchlike or vampirelike creature or monster
Verb
balbál
- to be a prey or victim to this creature
- (of a balbal) To hunt or attack prey
Synonyms
- ungo, ekek, kikik, wakwak
Kapampangan
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bal‧bal
- IPA(key): /bəlˈbal/, [bəlˈbäl]
Adjective
balbal
- broken into pieces (of glassware, earthenware, etc.)
Noun
balbal
- shattered pieces (of glassware, earthenware, etc.)
Derived terms
- abalbal
- apabalbal
- kabalbal
- kabalbalan
- mabalbal
- makabalbal
- makibalbal
- mangabalbal
- pabalbal
- pakibalbal
- pibalbalan
Maranao
Noun
balbal
- witch, cannibal
Derived terms
- balbalan
Tagalog
Etymology
Possibly borrowed from Kapampangan balbal.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bal‧bal
- IPA(key): /balˈbal/, [bɐlˈbal]
Adjective
balbál (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ᜔ᜊᜎ᜔)
- broken into pieces (of glassware, earthenware, etc.)
- slangy (of a word)
Noun
balbál (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ᜔ᜊᜎ᜔)
- broken pieces (of glassware, earthenware, etc.)
- breaking into pieces (of glassware, earthenware, etc.)
- slang; vulgar word
- Synonyms: salitang-kalye, salitang-kanto, salitang-balbal, islang, kawi
Derived terms
- balbalin
- kabalbalan
- kabalbalang-salita
- mabalbal
- salitang-balbal
See also
- bali-bali
Further reading
- “balbal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
Ternate
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbal.bal]
Noun
balbal
- spool, spindle
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh