"bále" meaning in Lingala

See bále in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: bále [class-10, plural], babále [class-2, colloquial, plural]
Etymology: From French balle. Etymology templates: {{bor|ln|fr|balle}} French balle Head templates: {{ln-noun|9}} bále class 9 (plural bále class 10, colloquial plural babále class 2)
  1. ball Tags: class-9 Synonyms: ndembó
    Sense id: en-bále-ln-noun-6d4IJj9K Categories (other): Lingala entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Lingala entries with incorrect language header: 87 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18
  2. bullet Tags: class-9
    Sense id: en-bále-ln-noun-7RLrIAAP
     
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
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    },
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "9"
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "id": "en-bále-ln-noun-6d4IJj9K",
      "links": [
        [
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        {
          "word": "ndembó"
        }
      ],
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        "class-9"
      ]
    },
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        [
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          "bullet"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-9"
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  "word": "bále"
}

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    "Lingala entries with incorrect language header",
    "Lingala lemmas",
    "Lingala nouns",
    "Lingala terms borrowed from French",
    "Lingala terms derived from French",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "colloquial",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
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