balad

See also: baläd

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *belaj (“spread out to dry in the sun”). Compare Cebuano bulad and Tagalog bilad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈlad/ [baˈl̪ad̪]
• Hyphenation: ba‧lad

Noun

balád (Basahan spelling ᜊᜎᜇ᜔)

1. a sunbath (during midday)

   Synonyms: pasaldang, paaldaw

2. manner of drying under the sun

   Synonyms: paalang, pamara

Verb

balád (plural baralad, Basahan spelling ᜊᜎᜇ᜔)

1. to sunbathe (during midday)

   Synonyms: pasaldang, paaldaw

2. to dry under the sun

   Synonyms: paalang, pamara

Derived terms

• baladon
• magbalad

 

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbalad/ [ˈba.lat̪]
• Hyphenation: ba‧lad

Noun

balad (Jawi spelling بلد, plural balad-balad, informal 1st possessive baladku, 2nd possessive baladmu, 3rd possessive baladnya)

1. country

   Synonym: bangsa

Further reading

• “balad” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Spanish

Verb

balad

1. second-person plural imperative of balar

Volapük

Noun

balad (nominative plural balads)

1. union

Declension

declension of balad

	singular	plural
nominative	balad	balads
genitive	balada	baladas
dative	balade	balades
accusative	baladi	baladis
vocative 1	o balad!	o balads!
predicative 2	baladu	baladus

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only