"balala" meaning in All languages combined

See balala on Wiktionary

Noun [Chichewa]

IPA: /ɓáˈɽá.ɽá/ Forms: bálálá [canonical]
Head templates: {{ny-head|ideophone|bálálá}} bálálá
  1. scattered Derived forms: balaliká

Adjective [Makasar]

IPA: /baˈlala/, [ɓa.ˈla.la]
Etymology: Compare Malay belalah. Etymology templates: {{cog|ms|belalah}} Malay belalah Head templates: {{head|mak|adj}} balala
  1. greedy, gluttonous (prone to overeat, eating much and roughly) Derived forms (affixations): aʼbalala-balala, kabalalàng Derived forms (compounds): tau balala
    Sense id: en-balala-mak-adj-I~EQNg7w Categories (other): Makasar entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Verb [Spanish]

Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} balala
  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of balar combined with la Tags: accusative, form-of, imperative, object-feminine, object-singular, object-third-person, second-person, singular, with-voseo Form of: balar
    Sense id: en-balala-es-verb-lfZas9tL Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header
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    {
      "form": "bálálá",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ideophone",
        "2": "bálálá"
      },
      "expansion": "bálálá",
      "name": "ny-head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa ideophones",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "balaliká"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "scattered"
      ],
      "id": "en-balala-ny-noun-R3XiYVFA",
      "links": [
        [
          "scattered",
          "scattered"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "ideophone"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɓáˈɽá.ɽá/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "balala"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "belalah"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay belalah",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare Malay belalah.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mak",
        "2": "adj"
      },
      "expansion": "balala",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ba",
        "la",
        "la"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Makasar",
  "lang_code": "mak",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Makasar entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "sense": "affixations",
          "word": "aʼbalala-balala"
        },
        {
          "sense": "affixations",
          "word": "kabalalàng"
        },
        {
          "sense": "compounds",
          "word": "tau balala"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              8,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "english": "He eats greedily.",
          "text": "Balalai annganre",
          "translation": "He eats greedily.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "greedy, gluttonous (prone to overeat, eating much and roughly)"
      ],
      "id": "en-balala-mak-adj-I~EQNg7w",
      "links": [
        [
          "greedy",
          "greedy#English"
        ],
        [
          "gluttonous",
          "gluttonous#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/baˈlala/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɓa.ˈla.la]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "balala"
}

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      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "balar"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "second-person singular voseo imperative of balar combined with la"
      ],
      "id": "en-balala-es-verb-lfZas9tL",
      "links": [
        [
          "voseo",
          "voseo#Spanish"
        ],
        [
          "balar",
          "balar#Spanish"
        ],
        [
          "la",
          "la#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "form-of",
        "imperative",
        "object-feminine",
        "object-singular",
        "object-third-person",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "with-voseo"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "balala"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "balaliká"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bálálá",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ideophone",
        "2": "bálálá"
      },
      "expansion": "bálálá",
      "name": "ny-head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "Chichewa lemmas",
        "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "scattered"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "scattered",
          "scattered"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "ideophone"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɓáˈɽá.ɽá/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "balala"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "sense": "affixations",
      "word": "aʼbalala-balala"
    },
    {
      "sense": "affixations",
      "word": "kabalalàng"
    },
    {
      "sense": "compounds",
      "word": "tau balala"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "belalah"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay belalah",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare Malay belalah.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mak",
        "2": "adj"
      },
      "expansion": "balala",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ba",
        "la",
        "la"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Makasar",
  "lang_code": "mak",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Makasar adjectives",
        "Makasar entries with incorrect language header",
        "Makasar lemmas",
        "Makasar terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
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            [
              0,
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            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              8,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "english": "He eats greedily.",
          "text": "Balalai annganre",
          "translation": "He eats greedily.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "greedy, gluttonous (prone to overeat, eating much and roughly)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "greedy",
          "greedy#English"
        ],
        [
          "gluttonous",
          "gluttonous#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/baˈlala/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɓa.ˈla.la]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "balala"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "balala",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Spanish non-lemma forms",
        "Spanish verb forms"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "balar"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "second-person singular voseo imperative of balar combined with la"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "voseo",
          "voseo#Spanish"
        ],
        [
          "balar",
          "balar#Spanish"
        ],
        [
          "la",
          "la#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "form-of",
        "imperative",
        "object-feminine",
        "object-singular",
        "object-third-person",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "with-voseo"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "balala"
}

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