balda
See also: baldá
Catalan
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (aḍḍábba, “latch”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈbal.də/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈbal.da/
Noun
balda f (plural baldes)
- bolt (metal fastener)
- doorknocker
- Synonym: picaporta
Derived terms
- baldada
- baldó
Related terms
- baldufa
Further reading
- “balda” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “balda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish baldar.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bal‧da
- IPA(key): /balˈda/, [bʌl̪ˈd̪a]
- IPA(key): /ˈbalda/, [ˈbal̪.d̪ʌ]
Verb
baldá
- to cripple; to maim; to disable
- to disturb
Related terms
- baldado
Chavacano
Etymology
From Spanish baldar (“to cripple”).
Verb
baldá
- to sprain
Galician
Etymology
Ultimately from Arabic بَاطِل (bāṭil, “invalid; null; futile”). Compare Portuguese baldar and Spanish baldar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /balda̝/
Noun
balda f (plural baldas)
- bagatelle, trifle
- flaw, defect
Related terms
- baldar
References
- “balda” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “balda” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “balda” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Ido
Etymology
From Esperanto baldaŭ, from German bald.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbalda/
Adjective
balda
- soon to happen, impending, imminent
- La balda futuro. ― The imminent future.
Derived terms
- balde (“soon, shortly”)
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbal.da/
- Rhymes: -alda
- Hyphenation: bàl‧da
Adjective
balda
- feminine singular of baldo
Maranao
Adjective
balda
- physically disabled or defective
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbaw.dɐ/ [ˈbaʊ̯.dɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbaw.da/ [ˈbaʊ̯.da]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbal.dɐ/ [ˈbaɫ.dɐ]
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -aldɐ, (Brazil) -awdɐ
- Hyphenation: bal‧da
Verb
balda
- inflection of baldar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbalda/ [ˈbal̪.d̪a]
- Rhymes: -alda
- Syllabification: bal‧da
Etymology 1
Of unknown origin.
Noun
balda f (plural baldas)
- shelf (flat structure fixed to a wall)
- Synonyms: anaquel, estante, repisa
Verb
balda
- inflection of baldar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “balda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog
Etymology
From Spanish baldar.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bal‧da
- IPA(key): /balˈda/, [bɐlˈda]
- IPA(key): /ˈbalda/, [ˈbal.dɐ]
Noun
baldá or balda
- crippleness; lameness
- Synonyms: paglumpo, pagkalumpo
- omission
- Synonyms: palya, pagpalya
- absence; non-attendance
- Synonyms: liban, pagliban
Derived terms
- baldahin
- mabalda
- magbalda
Related terms
- baldado