bāla
See also: bala, bála, bală, bała, and bālā
Latvian
Adjective
bāla
- genitive singular masculine form of bāls
- nominative singular feminine form of bāls
Mandarin
Romanization
bāla (Zhuyin ㄅㄚ ˙ㄌㄚ)
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 扒拉.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 疤瘌.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 疤拉.
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀩𑀸𑀮 (Brahmi script)
- बाल (Devanagari script)
- বাল (Bengali script)
- බාල (Sinhalese script)
- ဗာလ or ၿႃလ (Burmese script)
- พาล or พาละ (Thai script)
- ᨻᩣᩃ (Tai Tham script)
- ພາລ or ພາລະ (Lao script)
- ពាល (Khmer script)
- 𑄝𑄂𑄣 (Chakma script)
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit बाल (bāla).
Noun
bāla m
- child
- fool
Declension
Declension table of "bāla" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | bālo | bālā |
| Accusative (second) | bālaṃ | bāle |
| Instrumental (third) | bālena | bālehi or bālebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | bālassa or bālāya or bālatthaṃ | bālānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | bālasmā or bālamhā or bālā | bālehi or bālebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | bālassa | bālānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | bālasmiṃ or bālamhi or bāle | bālesu |
| Vocative (calling) | bāla | bālā |
Adjective
bāla
- young
- ignorant
- foolish
- newly-risen (of the sun)
Declension
Declension table of "bāla" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | bālo | bālā |
| Accusative (second) | bālaṃ | bāle |
| Instrumental (third) | bālena | bālehi or bālebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | bālassa or bālāya or bālatthaṃ | bālānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | bālasmā or bālamhā or bālā | bālehi or bālebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | bālassa | bālānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | bālasmiṃ or bālamhi or bāle | bālesu |
| Vocative (calling) | bāla | bālā |
Declension table of "bālā" (feminine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | bālā | bālāyo or bālā |
| Accusative (second) | bālaṃ | bālāyo or bālā |
| Instrumental (third) | bālāya | bālāhi or bālābhi |
| Dative (fourth) | bālāya | bālānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | bālāya | bālāhi or bālābhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | bālāya | bālānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | bālāya or bālāyaṃ | bālāsu |
| Vocative (calling) | bāle | bālāyo or bālā |
Declension table of "bāla" (neuter)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | bālaṃ | bālāni |
| Accusative (second) | bālaṃ | bālāni |
| Instrumental (third) | bālena | bālehi or bālebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | bālassa or bālāya or bālatthaṃ | bālānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | bālasmā or bālamhā or bālā | bālehi or bālebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | bālassa | bālānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | bālasmiṃ or bālamhi or bāle | bālesu |
| Vocative (calling) | bāla | bālāni |
Derived terms
- bālā (“girl”)
Descendants
- → Khmer: ពាល (piəl)
- → Thai: พาล (paan)
Etymology 2
Byform of vāla (“hair”). The same occasional development is also seen in the byform Sanskrit बाल (bāla) of Sanskrit वाल (vāla, “hair”).
Noun
bāla m
- Alternative form of vāla (“hair”)
Declension
Declension table of "bāla" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | bālo | bālā |
| Accusative (second) | bālaṃ | bāle |
| Instrumental (third) | bālena | bālehi or bālebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | bālassa or bālāya or bālatthaṃ | bālānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | bālasmā or bālamhā or bālā | bālehi or bālebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | bālassa | bālānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | bālasmiṃ or bālamhi or bāle | bālesu |
| Vocative (calling) | bāla | bālā |
Descendants
- → Thai: พาล (paan)