बाला

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit बाला (bālā).

Noun

बाला • (bālā) f

1. girl

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• bālā (Latin script)
• 𑀩𑀸𑀮𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• বালা (Bengali script)
• බාලා (Sinhalese script)
• ဗာလာ or ၿႃလႃ (Burmese script)
• พาลา (Thai script)
• ᨻᩣᩃᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ພາລາ (Lao script)
• ពាលា (Khmer script)
• 𑄝𑄂𑄣𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

बाला f

1. Devanagari script form of bālā (“girl”)

Declension

Declension table of "बाला" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	बाला (bālā)	बालायो (bālāyo) or बाला (bālā)
Accusative (second)	बालं (bālaṃ)	बालायो (bālāyo) or बाला (bālā)
Instrumental (third)	बालाय (bālāya)	बालाहि (bālāhi) or बालाभि (bālābhi)
Dative (fourth)	बालाय (bālāya)	बालानं (bālānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	बालाय (bālāya)	बालाहि (bālāhi) or बालाभि (bālābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	बालाय (bālāya)	बालानं (bālānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	बालाय (bālāya) or बालायं (bālāyaṃ)	बालासु (bālāsu)
Vocative (calling)	बाले (bāle)	बालायो (bālāyo) or बाला (bālā)

Noun

बाला

1. Devanagari script form of bālā, which is ablative singular and nominative/vocative plural of बाल (bāla, “child, fool”)
2. Devanagari script form of bālā, which is ablative singular and nominative/vocative plural of बाल (bāla), an alternative form of vāla (“hair”)

Adjective

बाला

1. Devanagari script form of bālā, which is inflection of बाल:
   1. ablative singular masculine/neuter
   2. nominative/vocative plural masculine
   3. nominative feminine singular
   4. nominative/vocative/accusative feminine (bāla, “young, ignorant”)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• বালা (Assamese script)
• ᬩᬵᬮᬵ (Balinese script)
• বালা (Bengali script)
• 𑰤𑰯𑰩𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀩𑀸𑀮𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ဗာလာ (Burmese script)
• બાલા (Gujarati script)
• ਬਾਲਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌬𑌾𑌲𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦧꦴꦭꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂥𑂰𑂪𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಬಾಲಾ (Kannada script)
• ពាលា (Khmer script)
• ພາລາ (Lao script)
• ബാലാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠪᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠯᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘤𑘰𑘩𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠠᢗᠯᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧄𑧑𑧉𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐧𑐵𑐮𑐵 (Newa script)
• ବାଲା (Odia script)
• ꢨꢵꢭꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆧𑆳𑆬𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖤𑖯𑖩𑖯 (Siddham script)
• බාලා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩲𑩛𑩽𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚠𑚭𑚥𑚭 (Takri script)
• ப³ாலா (Tamil script)
• బాలా (Telugu script)
• พาลา (Thai script)
• བཱ་ལཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒥𑒰𑒪𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨠𑨊𑨬𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Feminine of बाल m (bāla).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bɑː.lɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑː.l̪ɑː/

Noun

बाला • (bālā) stem, f

1. female child, girl, young woman (especially one under 16 years)

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of बाला (bālā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बाला bālā	बाले bāle	बालाः bālāḥ
Vocative	बाले bāle	बाले bāle	बालाः bālāḥ
Accusative	बालाम् bālām	बाले bāle	बालाः bālāḥ
Instrumental	बालया / बाला¹ bālayā / bālā¹	बालाभ्याम् bālābhyām	बालाभिः bālābhiḥ
Dative	बालायै bālāyai	बालाभ्याम् bālābhyām	बालाभ्यः bālābhyaḥ
Ablative	बालायाः / बालायै² bālāyāḥ / bālāyai²	बालाभ्याम् bālābhyām	बालाभ्यः bālābhyaḥ
Genitive	बालायाः / बालायै² bālāyāḥ / bālāyai²	बालयोः bālayoḥ	बालानाम् bālānām
Locative	बालायाम् bālāyām	बालयोः bālayoḥ	बालासु bālāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• → Old Gujarati: बाला (bālā) (learned)
• → Tamil: பாலை (pālai) (learned)