"ballë" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Albanian]

Forms: balle [plural], balli [definite], ballet [definite, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Albanian *balā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥h₁ós. Cognate to Old Prussian ballo (“forehead”) and Sanskrit भाल (bhāla). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sq|sqj-pro|*balā|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Albanian *balā, {{inh+|sq|sqj-pro|*balā}} Inherited from Proto-Albanian *balā, {{der|sq|ine-pro|*bʰl̥h₁ós}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥h₁ós, {{cog|prg|ballo||forehead}} Old Prussian ballo (“forehead”), {{cog|sa|भाल}} Sanskrit भाल (bhāla) Head templates: {{head|sq|noun|cat2=masculine nouns|g=m|head=|sort=}} ballë m, {{sq-noun|m|balle|balli|ballet}} ballë m (plural balle, definite balli, definite plural ballet)
  1. forehead Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ballë-sq-noun-KeG-dlSk
  2. front part of something Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ballë-sq-noun-nYY2CW1S
  3. battle front Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ballë-sq-noun-hfbSocOg
  4. (figurative) best part of something Tags: figuratively, masculine Synonyms: cik, ajkë, cermë, cekë
    Sense id: en-ballë-sq-noun-yw9LTsHm Categories (other): Albanian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Albanian entries with incorrect language header: 8 2 2 70 15 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 2 2 87 6 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 2 87 5 2
  5. earthquake magnitude Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ballë-sq-noun-QF21bwON Categories (other): Albanian terms with collocations
  6. magazine (chamber) of the gun Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ballë-sq-noun-5n1WRHTg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: balë, baltë
Derived forms: ballaballë, ballafaqe, ballafaqoj, ballanike, balle, ballësh, balltim, balltoj, përbalcë, përballë, përballoj
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        "(figurative) best part of something"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "cik"
        },
        {
          "word": "ajkë"
        },
        {
          "word": "cermë"
        },
        {
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              14,
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              18,
              27
            ]
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          "english": "earthquake with a magnitude of seven",
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            "collocation"
          ],
          "text": "tërmet shtatë ballë",
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      ]
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  "wikipedia": [
    "Vladimir Oryol"
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  "word": "ballë"
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          "english": "earthquake with a magnitude of seven",
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