baling

See also: bàlíng

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeɪlɪŋ/
• Homophone: bailing

Verb

baling

1. present participle and gerund of bale

Noun

baling (plural balings)

1. A collection of material packaged into a bale.

   fibre balings

Derived terms

• spit and baling wire

Anagrams

• abling

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧ling

Noun

baling

1. a type of trammel net

Anagrams

• bangil, bilang, labing, libang, ngabil

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbalɪŋ/
• Hyphenation: ba‧ling

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay baling, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baliŋ.

Noun

baling (first-person possessive balingku, second-person possessive balingmu, third-person possessive balingnya)

1. stone tied to a rope that is thrown by twisting the rope.

Derived terms

• baling-baling
• berbaling
• bolang-baling
• membaling
• membalingkan
• pembaling

 

Etymology 2

Noun

baling (first-person possessive balingku, second-person possessive balingmu, third-person possessive balingnya)

1. fourfinger threadfin (Eleutheronema tetradactylum).

Etymology 3

From Riau Malay [Term?].

Adjective

baling

1. (dialect) imbalance

   Antonyms: lurus, seimbang

Further reading

• “baling” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baliŋ/, [baleŋ]

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• Rhymes: -liŋ, -iŋ

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baliŋ.

Noun

baling (Jawi spelling باليڠ, plural baling-baling, informal 1st possessive balingku, 2nd possessive balingmu, 3rd possessive balingnya)

1. A stone or any other object tied to a rope and then thrown by first swinging it around the head.

   Synonyms: lempar, campak

Affixations

• baling-baling
• balingan
• balingi
• bebaling
• berbaling
• bolang-baling
• bulang-baling
• dibalingi
• membalingi
• pembaling

 

Verb

baling (Jawi spelling باليڠ)

1. (transitive) To throw an object tied to a rope in a way where it is first swung around the head.

   Synonym: lempar

2. (transitive) To throw an object.

   Synonyms: lempar, campak

Affixations

• dibaling
• membaling

 

Etymology 2

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

Noun

baling (Jawi spelling باليڠ, plural baling-baling, informal 1st possessive balingku, 2nd possessive balingmu, 3rd possessive balingnya)

1. (dialectal, Perak) A member of the Herpestes genus.

   Synonym: cerpelai

Further reading

• “baling” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary — *baliŋ₂

Tagalog

Etymology

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baliŋ (“bent, twisted”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈbaliŋ/ [ˈbaː.lɪŋ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -aliŋ
  • IPA^(key): /baˈliŋ/ [bɐˈliŋ] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -iŋ
• Syllabification: ba‧ling

Noun

baling (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜅ᜔)

1. inclining of the head to one side
2. slight turn to one side (in driving)
3. turning of one's attention to another thing
4. speech directed towards someone

Derived terms

• balingan
• bumaling
• ibaling
• magbaling
• pabalingin
• pagbaling

 

See also

• paling
• suling
• waling

 

Adjective

balíng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜅ᜔)

1. (mathematics, neologism) negative

   Synonym: negatibo

   Antonyms: tahas, positibo

References

• “baling”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL

Anagrams

• libang, langib, bilang, labing-, labing

Tausug

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /baliŋ/ [baˈliŋ]
• Rhymes: -iŋ
• Syllabification: ba‧ling

Noun

baling (Sulat Sūg spelling بَلِڠْ)

1. a tiny shrimp preserved in brine; shrimp paste

Derived terms

• balingan
• biyabaling
• biyaling
• bumaling
• magbaling
• nagbabaling
• nagbaling
• piyabaling
• piyabalingan

 

Descendants

• → Yakan: baling

Yakan

Etymology

Borrowed from Tausug baling.

Noun

baling

1. A very salty shrimp dish, made of tiny shrimp pisayan and salt, and pounded.