balar

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See also: bålar and bałar

Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balaR. Cognate with Maori para (turned yellow, sere, discoloured).

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Adjective

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balar (Jawi spelling بالر)

  1. (especially of a water buffalo) Albino; congenital lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes).
    Synonym: albino

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin bālāre.[1][2]

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  • Hyphenation: ba‧lar

Verb

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balar (first-person singular present balo, first-person singular preterite balei, past participle balado)

  1. to baa; to bleat (of sheep: to make its characteristic cry)

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References

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  1. ^ balar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ balar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024

Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin bālāre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /baˈlaɾ/ [baˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ba‧lar

Verb

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balar (first-person singular present balo, first-person singular preterite balé, past participle balado)

  1. (intransitive) to bleat

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Swedish

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Noun

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balar

  1. indefinite plural of bal