balbal

Cebuano

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: bal‧bal
  • IPA(key): /balˈbal/, [bʌl̪ˈbal̪]

Noun

balbál

  1. (Philippine folklore) witchlike or vampirelike creature or monster

Verb

balbál

  1. to be a prey or victim to this creature
  2. (of a balbal) To hunt or attack prey

Synonyms

Kapampangan

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: bal‧bal
  • IPA(key): /bəlˈbal/, [bəlˈbäl]

Adjective

balbal

  1. broken into pieces (of glassware, earthenware, etc.)

Noun

balbal

  1. shattered pieces (of glassware, earthenware, etc.)

Derived terms
  • abalbal
  • apabalbal
  • kabalbal
  • kabalbalan
  • mabalbal
  • makabalbal
  • makibalbal
  • mangabalbal
  • pabalbal
  • pakibalbal
  • pibalbalan

Maranao

Noun

balbal

  1. witch, cannibal

Derived terms
  • balbalan

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Kapampangan balbal.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: bal‧bal
  • IPA(key): /balˈbal/, [bɐlˈbal]

Adjective

balbál (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ᜔ᜊᜎ᜔)

  1. broken into pieces (of glassware, earthenware, etc.)
  2. slangy (of a word)

Noun

balbál (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ᜔ᜊᜎ᜔)

  1. broken pieces (of glassware, earthenware, etc.)
  2. breaking into pieces (of glassware, earthenware, etc.)
  3. slang; vulgar word
    Synonyms: salitang-kalye, salitang-kanto, salitang-balbal, islang, kawi

Derived terms
  • balbalin
  • kabalbalan
  • kabalbalang-salita
  • mabalbal
  • salitang-balbal

See also
  • bali-bali

Further reading

Ternate

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbal.bal]

Noun

balbal

  1. spool, spindle

References
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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