"balais" meaning in Tagalog

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Adjective

IPA: /baˈlaʔis/, [bɐˈlaː.ʔɪs], /balaˈʔis/, [bɐ.lɐˈʔɪs] Forms: balaís [canonical], ᜊᜎᜁᜐ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -aʔis, -is Etymology: Compare Ilocano balais (“bow and arrow trap”), Batad Ifugao balāeh (“spear trap”), Tuwali Ifugao balai (“trap with dart weapon or gun set-up with a spring-rod for the trigger for wild game”), and Kapampangan balais. Etymology templates: {{cog|ilo|balais||bow and arrow trap}} Ilocano balais (“bow and arrow trap”), {{cog|ifb|balāeh||spear trap}} Batad Ifugao balāeh (“spear trap”), {{cog|ifk|balai||trap with dart weapon or gun set-up with a spring-rod for the trigger for wild game}} Tuwali Ifugao balai (“trap with dart weapon or gun set-up with a spring-rod for the trigger for wild game”), {{cog|pam|balais}} Kapampangan balais Head templates: {{tl-adj|balaís|b=+}} balaís (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜁᜐ᜔)
  1. (figurative, obsolete) easily angered Tags: figuratively, obsolete
    Sense id: en-balais-tl-adj-iPnyLFX0 Categories (other): Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 65 35 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 64 36 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 64 36 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 63 37

Noun

IPA: /baˈlaʔis/, [bɐˈlaː.ʔɪs], /balaˈʔis/, [bɐ.lɐˈʔɪs] Forms: ᜊᜎᜁᜐ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -aʔis, -is Etymology: Compare Ilocano balais (“bow and arrow trap”), Batad Ifugao balāeh (“spear trap”), Tuwali Ifugao balai (“trap with dart weapon or gun set-up with a spring-rod for the trigger for wild game”), and Kapampangan balais. Etymology templates: {{cog|ilo|balais||bow and arrow trap}} Ilocano balais (“bow and arrow trap”), {{cog|ifb|balāeh||spear trap}} Batad Ifugao balāeh (“spear trap”), {{cog|ifk|balai||trap with dart weapon or gun set-up with a spring-rod for the trigger for wild game}} Tuwali Ifugao balai (“trap with dart weapon or gun set-up with a spring-rod for the trigger for wild game”), {{cog|pam|balais}} Kapampangan balais Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} balais (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜁᜐ᜔)
  1. hunting crossbow Synonyms: balyeston Related terms: Balais
    Sense id: en-balais-tl-noun-n8bz~k9D Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Hunting, Weapons Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Hunting: 7 93 Disambiguation of Weapons: 6 94
     
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