balon
Bikol Central
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balun (cf. Cebuano balon, Ilocano balon and Tagalog baon).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧lon
- IPA(key): /ˈbalon/
Noun
bálon
- lunch money, pocket money
Derived terms
- balonon
- magbalon
- pabalon
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Tagalog balon.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧lon
- IPA(key): /baˈlon/
Noun
balón
- well (for water)
- Synonym: bubon
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Spanish balón or English balloon.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧lon
- IPA(key): /baˈlon/
Noun
balón
- balloon
- Synonyms: globo, butog, palibutog
Cebuano
Alternative forms
- bawon
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balun (cf. Bikol Central balon, Ilocano balon Tagalog baon).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈlon/, [bʌˈl̪un̪](General Cebuano, Leyte, Bohol)
- IPA(key): /baˈon/, [bʌˈun̪](Urban Cebu)
- IPA(key): /baˈjon/, [bʌˈjun̪](Surigao)
- Rhymes: -on̪, -aʊ̯n̪
- Hyphenation: ba‧lon
Noun
balon
- money, food, or other provisions taken to school, work, or on a journey
- lunch money or pocket money
Verb
balon
- to bring or carry money, food or other provisions
- to learn a lesson or heed an advice before or during a journey
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:balon.
Esperanto
Noun
balon
- accusative singular of balo
Friulian
Noun
balon m
- football
Ilocano
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balun (cf. Bikol Central balon, Cebuano balon Tagalog baon).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbalun/, [ˈbalon]
- Hyphenation: bá‧lon
Noun
bálon
- provisions; food, money or supplies brought on a journey or outside home.
Derived terms
- agbalon
- balunan
- balunen
- managibalon
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbalɔn]
- Hyphenation: ba‧lon
Etymology 1
From Dutch ballon, from French ballon, from northern Italian balone, ballone (standard Italian pallone).
Noun
balon (plural balon-balon, first-person possessive balonku, second-person possessive balonmu, third-person possessive balonnya)
- balloon:
- An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
- Such an object as a child’s toy or party decoration.
- (figurative) news
- Synonym: kabar
Alternative forms
- bélon (Standard Malay)
Derived terms
- balon lampu
- balon layangan
- balon pandu
- balon percobaan
- balon radiosonde
- balon terbang
- balon udara
Etymology 2
Probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balun. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
balon (plural balon-balon, first-person possessive balonku, second-person possessive balonmu, third-person possessive balonnya)
- prostitute, whore
Synonyms
- (female prostitute): see Thesaurus: pelacur
Etymology 3
Blend of bakal + calon
Noun
balon (plural balon-balon, first-person possessive balonku, second-person possessive balonmu, third-person possessive balonnya)
- candidate
Further reading
- “balon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Northern Kurdish
Noun
balon m
- balloon
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French ballon, from Middle French ballon, from northern Italian balone, ballone.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈba.lɔn/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -alɔn
- Syllabification: ba‧lon
Noun
balon m inan (diminutive balonik or balonek)
- balloon (inflatable and buoyant object)
- balloon (child's toy)
- hot-air balloon (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
- balloon (a type of glass cup)
- (usually in the plural, humorous, slang, colloquial) balloon (breast)
- Synonym: melon
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | balon | balony |
genitive | balonu | balonów |
dative | balonowi | balonom |
accusative | balon | balony |
instrumental | balonem | balonami |
locative | balonie | balonach |
vocative | balonie | balony |
Derived terms
- baloniarski
- baloniasty
- balonikowy
- balonowaty
- balonowy
- baloniasto
- balonfok
- baloniarstwo
- baloniarz
- balonik
- balonikowanie
- balonówka
- balon próbny
- guma balonowa
- rata balonowa
- pompować balon impf, napompować balon pf
Related terms
- balonet
Further reading
- balon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- balon in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
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Etymology
Borrowed from French ballon.
Noun
balon n (plural baloane)
- balloon (child’s toy)
- balloon; hot air balloon
- (sports) ball
Declension
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) balon | balonul | (niște) baloane | baloanele |
genitive/dative | (unui) balon | balonului | (unor) baloane | baloanelor |
vocative | balonule | baloanelor |
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bǎloːn/
- Hyphenation: ba‧lon
Noun
bàlōn m (Cyrillic spelling ба̀ло̄н)
- balloon
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | bàlōn | baloni |
genitive | balóna | balona |
dative | balonu | balonima |
accusative | balon | balone |
vocative | balone | baloni |
locative | balonu | balonima |
instrumental | balonom | balonima |
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- bal-on – obsolete
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧lon
- IPA(key): /baˈlon/, [bɐˈlon]
Noun
balón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜈ᜔)
- (water) well
- excavation; deep digging
Derived terms
- balon-balon
- magbalon
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish balón.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈlon/, [bɐˈlon]
- Hyphenation: ba‧lon
Noun
balón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜈ᜔)
- balloon
- Synonym: lobo
- ream (of paper)
- Synonym: resma
- bale (of paper)
- Synonym: paldo
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish بالون (balon), from French ballon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.ɫɔn/
Noun
balon (definite accusative balonu, plural balonlar)
- balloon
Declension
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Dative | balona | balonlara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | balonda | balonlarda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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