balon

See also: Appendix:Variations of "balon"

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• bawon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balun (cf. Central Bikol balon, Ilocano balon Tagalog baon).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Cebuano, Leyte, Bohol) IPA^(key): /baˈlon/ [bɐˈl̪on̪]
• (Metro Cebu) IPA^(key): /baˈwon/ [bɐˈwon̪]
• (Surigao) IPA^(key): /baˈjon/ [bɐˈjon̪]
• Rhymes: -on̪, -aʊ̯n̪
• Hyphenation: ba‧lon

Noun

balon

1. money, food, or other provisions taken to school, work, or on a journey
2. lunch money or pocket money

Verb

balon

1. to bring or carry money, food or other provisions
   • 2019 April 13, Miramon, Apronianito Ferrarer, “Batch 1990”, in SuperBalita Cebu:

     Unya daw sa adunay ‘time machine’ ang akong hunahuna nga mibalik pagligid ngadto sa panahon sa among kabatan-on. Hupong kami kaniadto sa lingaw ug kalipay, labi na kon kompleto nga magkakuyog ang among 'batch’ nga glangkuban ug duha ka ‘section’ nga mao ang Section Del Pilar ug Section Rizal. Wala namo igsapayan nga busluton usahay ang among tsinelas nga gisul-ob ug pinutos sa dahon sa saging ang kan-on nga among gibalon alang sa paniudto. Basta magkakuyog kaming tanan daw sa kompleto na ang among adlaw. Ingon ana mi kasuod kaniadto.ord’ sa akong selpon.

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2. to learn a lesson or heed an advice before or during a journey

Central Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balun (cf. Cebuano balon, Ilocano balon and Tagalog baon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbalon/ [ˈba.l̪on̪]
• Hyphenation: ba‧lon

Noun

bálon (Basahan spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜈ᜔)

1. supply of provisions taken on a trip (such as food, money, etc.)
2. allowance; lunch money; stipend

Derived terms

• balonon
• magbalon
• pabalon

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbalon/
• Rhymes: -alon
• Syllabification: ba‧lon

Noun

balon

1. accusative singular of balo

Friulian

Noun

balon m

1. football

Hungarian

Etymology

bal +‎ -on (case suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɒlon]
• Hyphenation: ba‧lon

Adjective

balon

1. superessive singular of bal

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balun (cf. Central Bikol balon, Cebuano balon Tagalog baon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbalun/, [ˈbalon]
• Hyphenation: bá‧lon

Noun

bálon

1. provisions; food, money or supplies brought on a journey or outside home

Derived terms

• agbalon
• balunan
• balunen
• managibalon

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbalɔn/ [ˈba.lɔn]
• Rhymes: -alɔn
• Syllabification: ba‧lon

Etymology 1

From Dutch ballon. Cognate with Malay belon.

Noun

balon (plural balon-balon)

1. balloon (an inflatable buoyant object)
2. (figurative, obsolete) news

   Synonym: kabar

Hyponyms

• balon bicara
• balon kata
• balon lampu
• balon layangan
• balon pagu
• balon pandu
• balon pengintai
• balon percobaan
• balon radiosonde
• balon raksasa
• balon sampah
• balon tepuk
• balon terbang
• balon udara

Etymology 2

Perhaps from Javanese.

Noun

balon (plural balon-balon or para balon)

1. (dialectal or obsolete) synonym of pelacur (“whore”)

Etymology 3

Blend of bakal +‎ calon.

Noun

balon (plural balon-balon or para balon)

1. syllabic abbreviation of bakal calon (“prospective candidate, aspirant”)

Further reading

• “balon”, 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

Northern Kurdish

Noun

balon m

1. balloon

Pagu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈba.lon]

  • Audio:

    (file)

Noun

balon (epenthetic form balono)

1. cloth, fabric

References

• Perangin Angin, Dalan Mehuli (2023), Kamus Pagu-Indonesia-Inggris, Jakarta: Penerbit BRIN

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)

1. (aviation) balloon (inflatable and buoyant object)
2. balloon (child's toy)
3. hot-air balloon (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
4. balloon (type of glass cup)
5. (colloquial, humorous) female breast

   Synonym: melon

Declension

Declension of balon

	singular	plural
nominative	balon	balony
genitive	balonu	balonów
dative	balonowi	balonom
accusative	balon	balony
instrumental	balonem	balonami
locative	balonie	balonach
vocative	balonie	balony

Derived terms

adjectives

• baloniarski
• baloniasty
• balonikowy
• balonowaty
• balonowy

adverb

• baloniasto

nouns

• balon próbny
• balonfok
• baloniarstwo
• baloniarz
• balonik
• balonikowanie
• balonówka
• guma balonowa
• rata balonowa

verbs

• pompować balon impf, napompować balon pf

Related terms

noun

• balonet

Further reading

• “balon”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “balon”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Romanian

balon

Etymology

Borrowed from French ballon.

Noun

balon n (plural baloane)

1. balloon (child’s toy)
2. balloon; hot air balloon
3. (sports) ball

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	balon	balonul	baloane	baloanele
genitive-dative	balon	balonului	baloane	baloanelor
vocative	balonule		baloanelor

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bǎloːn/
• Hyphenation: ba‧lon

Noun

bàlōn m inan (Cyrillic spelling ба̀ло̄н)

1. balloon

Declension

Declension of balon

	singular	plural
nominative	bàlōn	baloni
genitive	balóna	balona
dative	balonu	balonima
accusative	balon	balone
vocative	balone	baloni
locative	balonu	balonima
instrumental	balonom	balonima

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈlon/ [bɐˈlon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ba‧lon

Noun

balón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜈ᜔)

1. (water) well

   Synonym: bubon

2. excavation; deep digging; hole

   Synonym: hukay

Alternative forms

• bal-on — dialectal, Southern Tagalog

Derived terms

• balon ng salapi
• balon-balon
• magbalon
• mamalon
• tubig-balon

See also

• alhibe
• balaon
• lagumba
• sisterna
• talaga
• tangke

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish balón.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈlon/ [bɐˈlon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ba‧lon

Noun

balón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜈ᜔)

1. balloon

   Synonym: lobo

2. ream (of paper)

   Synonym: resma

3. bale (of paper)

   Synonym: paldo

Related terms

• bala

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbalon/ [ˈbaː.lon̪]
• Rhymes: -alon
• Syllabification: ba‧lon

Noun

balon (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜈ᜔) (obsolete)

1. act of mixing steel with iron

Derived terms

• balunan
• balunin
• binalon
• ibalon
• magbalon

See also

• balol

Further reading

• “balon”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “balon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves, y coordinado por…, ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados.‎^[3] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier.
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835), Vocabulario de la lengua Tagala, primera y segunda parte. En la primera, se pone primero el Castellano, y despues el Tagalo. Y en la segunda al contrario, que son las raíces simples con sus acentos.‎^[4] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: La Imprenta nueva de D. José María Dayot, por Tomás Oliva.
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎^[5] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag.
  • page 106: “Batir) Balon (pp) hierro y [açero] todo junto”
  • page 357: “Hoyo) Balon (pc) pa.u cojer carabaos [y otros] animales”
  • page 487: “Poço) Balon (pc) tenga agua o no”

Anagrams

• labon

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بالون (balon), from French ballon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ɫɔn/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

balon (definite accusative balonu, plural balonlar)

1. balloon
   • 1969 March 17, Cumhuriyet‎^[6], photo caption, page 1:

     Sovyetlerin fezaya attıkları peykleri izleyen «Kozmonot Vlademir Komorov» isimli üzerinde içindeki çok hassas radarların muhafaza edildiği; üç büyük balon bulunan bir gemi, dün sabah saat 9'da Akdeniz'den Karadeniz'e geçmiştir. İlk bakışta bir yolcu gemisini andıran, fakat üzerindeki üç büyük balonla dikkati çeken gemi, İstanbullular tarafından merakla izlenmiştir.

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Declension

Declension of balon

singular plural nominative balon balonlar definite accusative balonu balonları dative balona balonlara locative balonda balonlarda ablative balondan balonlardan genitive balonun balonların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular balonum balonlarım 2nd singular balonun balonların 3rd singular balonu balonları 1st plural balonumuz balonlarımız 2nd plural balonunuz balonlarınız 3rd plural balonları balonları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular balonumu balonlarımı 2nd singular balonunu balonlarını 3rd singular balonunu balonlarını 1st plural balonumuzu balonlarımızı 2nd plural balonunuzu balonlarınızı 3rd plural balonlarını balonlarını dative singular plural 1st singular balonuma balonlarıma 2nd singular balonuna balonlarına 3rd singular balonuna balonlarına 1st plural balonumuza balonlarımıza 2nd plural balonunuza balonlarınıza 3rd plural balonlarına balonlarına locative singular plural 1st singular balonumda balonlarımda 2nd singular balonunda balonlarında 3rd singular balonunda balonlarında 1st plural balonumuzda balonlarımızda 2nd plural balonunuzda balonlarınızda 3rd plural balonlarında balonlarında ablative singular plural 1st singular balonumdan balonlarımdan 2nd singular balonundan balonlarından 3rd singular balonundan balonlarından 1st plural balonumuzdan balonlarımızdan 2nd plural balonunuzdan balonlarınızdan 3rd plural balonlarından balonlarından genitive singular plural 1st singular balonumun balonlarımın 2nd singular balonunun balonlarının 3rd singular balonunun balonlarının 1st plural balonumuzun balonlarımızın 2nd plural balonunuzun balonlarınızın 3rd plural balonlarının balonlarının