balu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "balu"

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balu/ [ba.lu]

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• Rhymes: -alu, -u
• Hyphenation: ba‧lu

Verb

balu

1. third-person singular, with third-person singular direct object, conditional indicative of izan (“to have”, transitive auxiliary)

Gamilaraay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balu/

Adjective

balu

1. dead

References

• Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary 2003

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbalu/ [ˈba.lu]
• Rhymes: -alu
• Syllabification: ba‧lu

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay balu (“widow”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balu.

Noun

balu (plural balu-balu)

1. widow; widower

   Synonyms: duda, janda

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

balu (plural balu-balu)

1. dark green

   balu:  

   Synonym: hijau tua

2. parsley green

   balu:  

   Synonym: kuning kehijauan

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*balu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

• “balu”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
• Pusat Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa (1984), Daftar Istilah Warna [Colour Terms List] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia

Makasar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbalu/, [ˈɓa.lu]
• Hyphenation: ba‧lu

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balu (“widow; widower”).

Noun

balu (Lontara spelling ᨅᨒᨘ or 𑻤𑻮𑻴, definite balua)

1. widow; widower; an unmarried person who has lost their spouse through death or divorce
2. (astronomy) either of two prominent stars in the western evening sky (situated with the lembaʼ-lembarang between them, also known as balu maʼrurung), or two stars belonging to the Southern Cross (associated with the ballaʼ keppang)

Derived terms

affixations

• kabaluang
• kabalùi
• sikabaluang

compounds

• baine balu
• balu baine
• balu buraʼne
• balu mattontong
• balu maʼrurung
• balu rappo
• buraʼne balu
• dinging balu
• ronrong balu
• tau balu
• tawa balu

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

balu (Lontara spelling ᨅᨒᨘ or 𑻤𑻮𑻴)

1. dizzy; faint; unwell; overcome by physical weakness, sickness, or environmental exposure

   Nabalui puasa ― He feels dizzy / unwell from fasting.

   Nabaluaʼ allo ― I am overcome / made dizzy by the heat of the sun.

   Nibalui rilokoʼna ― He is weak and faint due to his severe wound.

   Nibalui ritaʼdoʼdoʼ ― He is overcome by sleep / drowsy.

   Nabaluko ― It makes you unwell / dizzy.

Derived terms

affixations

• ammalu

Further reading

• Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page 61

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balu. Cognate with Tagalog balo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balu/
• Rhymes: -alu, -lu, -u

Noun

balu (Jawi spelling بالو, plural balu-balu or balu²)

1. widow

   Synonyms: janda, randa

2. thunder; the sound heard right after lightning strikes

   Synonym: guruh

Descendants

• Indonesian: balu

See also

• duda
• yatim

Further reading

• "balu" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "balu" at PRPM first version)
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *balu₄

Middle English

Noun

balu

1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of bale (“evil”)

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpaluː/

Noun

balu

1. accusative/genitive singular of ballu

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑ.lu/

Etymology 1

Noun

balu n

1. alternative form of bealu

Declension

Strong wa-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	balu	balu
accusative	balu	balu
genitive	balwes	balwa
dative	balwe	balwum

Etymology 2

Adjective

balu

1. alternative form of bealu

Declension

Declension of balu — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	balu, balo	balu, balo	balu, balo
Accusative	balone	balwe	balu, balo
Genitive	balwes	balore	balwes
Dative	balwum	balore	balwum
Instrumental	balwe	balore	balwe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	balwe	balwa, balwe	balu, balo
Accusative	balwe	balwa, balwe	balu, balo
Genitive	balora	balora	balora
Dative	balwum	balwum	balwum
Instrumental	balwum	balwum	balwum

Declension of balu — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	balwa	balwe	balwe
Accusative	balwan	balwan	balwe
Genitive	balwan	balwan	balwan
Dative	balwan	balwan	balwan
Instrumental	balwan	balwan	balwan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	balwan	balwan	balwan
Accusative	balwan	balwan	balwan
Genitive	balora, balwena	balora, balwena	balora, balwena
Dative	balwum	balwum	balwum
Instrumental	balwum	balwum	balwum

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• balo

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *balu (“evil”).

Noun

balu n

1. evil, malice
2. destruction

Declension

balu (neuter wa-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	balu	balu
accusative	balu	balu
genitive	balwes	balwō
dative	balwe	balwum
instrumental	—	—

Rohingya

Alternative forms

• 𐴁𐴝𐴓𐴟 (balu) — Hanifi Rohingya script

Noun

balu (Hanifi spelling 𐴁𐴝𐴓𐴟)

1. sand

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ˈlu/, [ba.ˈlu]

Noun

balu

1. flower

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balu.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /balu/ [baˈlu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: ba‧lu

Noun

balu (Sulat Sūg spelling بَلُ)

1. widow

Uneapa

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *baluc with irregular loss of *c, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baluj, from Proto-Austronesian *baʀuj.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balu/

Noun

balu

1. dove

Further reading

• M. Ross, A. Pawley, M. Osmond, editors (2011), The Lexicon of Proto-Oceanic‎^[1], volume 4: Animals, Australian National University, →ISBN.

Wajarri

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balu/

Pronoun

balu

1. he, she, it (third person singular pronoun)