"Bala" meaning in English

See Bala in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: In Wales, from Welsh Bala, from bala (“effluent from a lake”). Etymology templates: {{wp}}, {{bor|en|cy|Bala}} Welsh Bala Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bala
  1. A small town and community with a town council in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH9235). Categories (place): Communities of Wales, Places in Gwynedd, Wales, Places in Wales, Towns in Gwynedd, Wales, Towns in Wales
    Sense id: en-Bala-en-name-ISvB1yJ2
  2. A lake in Gwynedd, the largest natural lake in Wales. Categories (place): Lakes, Places in Gwynedd, Wales, Places in Wales
    Sense id: en-Bala-en-name-PFdTrVLV
  3. A rural community of Muskoka Lakes municipality, Ontario, Canada, named after Bala, Wales. Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Ontario, Villages in Canada, Villages in Ontario
    Sense id: en-Bala-en-name-r0NEBkBa
  4. An unincorporated community in Riley County, Kansas, United States, named after Bala in Wales. Categories (topical): Languages Categories (place): Places in Kansas, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Kansas, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States Translations (Translations): Y Bala (english: town) [feminine] (Welsh), Llyn Tegid (english: lake) (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-Bala-en-name-ZIytBmge Disambiguation of Languages: 8 5 15 43 29 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 4 19 58 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 5 18 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 3 6 4 9 4 16 48 3 2 2 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 4 4 10 4 18 53 2 1 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 17 7 18 58 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 16 4 20 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From Mandarin 巴拉語/巴拉语 (Bālāyǔ, “Bala language”). Etymology templates: {{wp|Bala language (China)}}, {{bor|en|cmn|巴拉語||Bala language|tr=Bālāyǔ}} Mandarin 巴拉語/巴拉语 (Bālāyǔ, “Bala language”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bala
  1. An extinct Jurchenic language formerly spoken in northeastern China.
    Sense id: en-Bala-en-name-NPqcUo6W
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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