"bal" meaning in Limburgish

See bal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bɑ(ː)l/, [bɑ(ː)˨l], [bɑ(ː)˦l], [bɑ̃l] (note: Tungers) Forms: balle [plural], bel [plural], belke [diminutive], belsje [diminutive]
Rhymes: -ɑl, -ɑːl Etymology: From Middle Dutch bal, from Old Dutch *bal, from Proto-Germanic *balluz. Etymology templates: {{inh|li|dum|bal}} Middle Dutch bal, {{inh|li|odt|*bal}} Old Dutch *bal, {{inh|li|gem-pro|*balluz}} Proto-Germanic *balluz Head templates: {{head|li|noun|plural|balle|or|bel|diminutive|belke|or|belsje|g=m}} bal m (plural balle or bel, diminutive belke or belsje)
  1. (most dialects) ball (round or roundish object, most commonly used in games) Tags: dialectal, masculine
    Sense id: en-bal-li-noun-jo8Vdspd Categories (other): Limburgish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Limburgish entries with incorrect language header: 58 10 30 3
  2. (most dialects, informal) testicle, nut Tags: dialectal, informal, masculine
    Sense id: en-bal-li-noun-rjiO-u27
  3. (most dialects, anatomy) ball (of the hand or foot) Tags: dialectal, masculine Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-bal-li-noun-G6FuiT1e Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  4. (most dialects, chiefly in the negative) anything Tags: dialectal, masculine
    Sense id: en-bal-li-noun-7gh0Fwt~ Categories (other): Limburgish negative polarity items
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bol, ból, baol (english: mainly in West-Limburg, sense 1, 2, and 3) [dialectal], baal, Ball (alt: Eupen, Krefeld), Balle (alt: Eupen)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for bal meaning in Limburgish (3.2kB)

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "li",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "bal"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch bal",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "li",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*bal"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *bal",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "li",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*balluz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *balluz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch bal, from Old Dutch *bal, from Proto-Germanic *balluz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "balle",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bel",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "belke",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "belsje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "li",
        "10": "belsje",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "balle",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "bel",
        "7": "diminutive",
        "8": "belke",
        "9": "or",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "bal m (plural balle or bel, diminutive belke or belsje)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "bal"
  ],
  "lang": "Limburgish",
  "lang_code": "li",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "58 10 30 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Limburgish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ball (round or roundish object, most commonly used in games)"
      ],
      "id": "en-bal-li-noun-jo8Vdspd",
      "links": [
        [
          "ball",
          "ball"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(most dialects) ball (round or roundish object, most commonly used in games)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dialectal",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "testicle, nut"
      ],
      "id": "en-bal-li-noun-rjiO-u27",
      "links": [
        [
          "testicle",
          "testicle"
        ],
        [
          "nut",
          "nut"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(most dialects, informal) testicle, nut"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dialectal",
        "informal",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "li",
          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "li:Anatomy",
          "parents": [
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ball (of the hand or foot)"
      ],
      "id": "en-bal-li-noun-G6FuiT1e",
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "ball",
          "ball"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(most dialects, anatomy) ball (of the hand or foot)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dialectal",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Limburgish negative polarity items",
          "parents": [
            "Negative polarity items",
            "Terms by semantic function"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Heer snap dao geinen bal vaanaof. (Maastrichtian)",
          "text": "He doesn't understand anything.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "anything"
      ],
      "id": "en-bal-li-noun-7gh0Fwt~",
      "links": [
        [
          "anything",
          "anything"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(most dialects, chiefly in the negative) anything"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in the negative"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dialectal",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɑ(ː)l/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bɑ(ː)˨l]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bɑ(ː)˦l]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bɑ̃l]",
      "note": "Tungers"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑl"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑːl"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bol"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ból"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "mainly in West-Limburg, sense 1, 2, and 3",
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "word": "baol"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "baal"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "alt": "Eupen, Krefeld",
      "word": "Ball"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "alt": "Eupen",
      "word": "Balle"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bal"
}
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    "Limburgish lemmas",
    "Limburgish masculine nouns",
    "Limburgish nouns",
    "Limburgish terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Limburgish terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Limburgish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Limburgish terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Limburgish terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Limburgish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Limburgish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Rhymes:Limburgish/ɑl",
    "Rhymes:Limburgish/ɑl/1 syllable",
    "Rhymes:Limburgish/ɑːl",
    "Rhymes:Limburgish/ɑːl/1 syllable"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "li",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "bal"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch bal",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "li",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*bal"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *bal",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "li",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*balluz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *balluz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch bal, from Old Dutch *bal, from Proto-Germanic *balluz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "balle",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bel",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "belke",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "belsje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "li",
        "10": "belsje",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "balle",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "bel",
        "7": "diminutive",
        "8": "belke",
        "9": "or",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "bal m (plural balle or bel, diminutive belke or belsje)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "bal"
  ],
  "lang": "Limburgish",
  "lang_code": "li",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ball (round or roundish object, most commonly used in games)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ball",
          "ball"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(most dialects) ball (round or roundish object, most commonly used in games)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dialectal",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Limburgish informal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "testicle, nut"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "testicle",
          "testicle"
        ],
        [
          "nut",
          "nut"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(most dialects, informal) testicle, nut"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dialectal",
        "informal",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "li:Anatomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ball (of the hand or foot)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "ball",
          "ball"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(most dialects, anatomy) ball (of the hand or foot)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dialectal",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Limburgish negative polarity items",
        "Limburgish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Heer snap dao geinen bal vaanaof. (Maastrichtian)",
          "text": "He doesn't understand anything.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "anything"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anything",
          "anything"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(most dialects, chiefly in the negative) anything"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in the negative"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dialectal",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɑ(ː)l/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bɑ(ː)˨l]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bɑ(ː)˦l]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bɑ̃l]",
      "note": "Tungers"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑl"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑːl"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "bol"
    },
    {
      "word": "ból"
    },
    {
      "english": "mainly in West-Limburg, sense 1, 2, and 3",
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "word": "baol"
    },
    {
      "word": "baal"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Eupen, Krefeld",
      "word": "Ball"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Eupen",
      "word": "Balle"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bal"
}

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