baila

See also: bailá

English

Etymology

From Portuguese [Term?].

Noun

baila (uncountable)

1. (music) A genre of music from Sri Lanka and India, mainly using European instruments and rhythms.
   • 2011, Shehan Karunatilaka, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, Jonathan Cape, page 322:

     Unfortunately Wellington noise control cut short the party after 3 a.m., when drunken baila broke the decibel level.

Anagrams

• labia, Alabi, Albia, Abila

Asturian

Verb

baila

1. third-person singular present indicative of bailar
2. second-person singular imperative of bailar

Catalan

Etymology

Perhaps from Latin varia, feminine of varius (“variegated”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈbaj.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈbaj.la]

Noun

baila f (plural bailes)

1. spotted seabass (Dicentrarchus punctatus)

   Synonym: llobarro pigallat

Related terms

• verat

Further reading

• “baila”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish bailar (“to dance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baiˈla/ [ba.i.ˈla]
• Hyphenation: bai‧la

Verb

bailá

1. to dance

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• baille (Sette Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German wīle, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic *hwīlō (“time, period of time, while”). Cognate with German Weile, English while.

Noun

bàila f

1. (Luserna) moment, while

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Galician

Etymology

Back-formation from bailar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbajlɐ]

Noun

baila f (plural bailas)

1. ball, festive dancing event
2. an instance of dancing

Verb

baila

1. inflection of bailar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “baila”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “baila”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Papiamentu

Alternative forms

• balia (synonym)

Etymology

From Portuguese bailar and Spanish bailar.

Verb

baila

1. to dance

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbaj.lɐ/ [ˈbaɪ̯.lɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbaj.lɐ/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish valla.

Alternative forms

• balha

Noun

baila f (plural bailas)

1. what's being commented or mentioned

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

baila

1. inflection of bailar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “baila”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “baila”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Verb

baila

1. inflection of bailar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative