balon

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balun (cf. Cebuano balon, Ilocano balon and Tagalog baon).

• Hyphenation: ba‧lon
• IPA^(key): /ˈbalon/

bálon

1. lunch money, pocket money

Borrowed from Tagalog balon.

• Hyphenation: ba‧lon
• IPA^(key): /baˈlon/

balón

1. well (for water)

   Synonym: bubon

Borrowed from Spanish balón or English balloon.

• Hyphenation: ba‧lon
• IPA^(key): /baˈlon/

balón

1. balloon

   Synonyms: globo, butog, palibutog

• bawon

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balun (cf. Bikol Central balon, Ilocano balon Tagalog baon).

• IPA^(key): /baˈlon/, [bʌˈl̪un̪] (General Cebuano, Leyte, Bohol)
• IPA^(key): /baˈon/, [bʌˈun̪] (Urban Cebu)
• IPA^(key): /baˈjon/, [bʌˈjun̪] (Surigao)
• Rhymes: -on̪, -aʊ̯n̪
• Hyphenation: ba‧lon

balon

1. money, food, or other provisions taken to school, work, or on a journey
2. lunch money or pocket money

balon

1. to bring or carry money, food or other provisions
2. to learn a lesson or heed an advice before or during a journey

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:balon.

balon

1. accusative singular of balo

balon m

1. football

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balun (cf. Bikol Central balon, Cebuano balon Tagalog baon).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbalun/, [ˈbalon]
• Hyphenation: bá‧lon

bálon

1. provisions; food, money or supplies brought on a journey or outside home.

• IPA^(key): [ˈbalɔn]
• Hyphenation: ba‧lon

From Dutch ballon, from French ballon, from northern Italian balone, ballone (standard Italian pallone).

balon (plural balon-balon, first-person possessive balonku, second-person possessive balonmu, third-person possessive balonnya)

1. balloon:
   1. An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
   2. Such an object as a child’s toy or party decoration.
2. (figurative) news

   Synonym: kabar

• bélon (Standard Malay)

Probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balun. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

balon (plural balon-balon, first-person possessive balonku, second-person possessive balonmu, third-person possessive balonnya)

1. prostitute, whore

• (female prostitute): see Thesaurus: pelacur

Blend of bakal +‎ calon

balon (plural balon-balon, first-person possessive balonku, second-person possessive balonmu, third-person possessive balonnya)

1. candidate

• “balon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

balon m

1. balloon

Borrowed from French ballon, from Middle French ballon, from northern Italian balone, ballone.

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.lɔn/

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• Rhymes: -alɔn
• Syllabification: ba‧lon

balon m inan (diminutive balonik or balonek)

1. (aviation) balloon (inflatable and buoyant object)
2. balloon (child's toy)
3. hot-air balloon (inflatable object to transport people through the air)
4. balloon (type of glass cup)
5. (colloquial, humorous) female breast

   Synonym: melon

• balon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• balon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from French ballon.

balon n (plural baloane)

1. balloon (child’s toy)
2. balloon; hot air balloon
3. (sports) ball

• IPA^(key): /bǎloːn/
• Hyphenation: ba‧lon

bàlōn m (Cyrillic spelling ба̀ло̄н)

1. balloon

• bal-on – obsolete

• Hyphenation: ba‧lon
• IPA^(key): /baˈlon/, [bɐˈlon]

balón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜈ᜔)

1. (water) well
2. excavation; deep digging

Borrowed from Spanish balón.

• IPA^(key): /baˈlon/, [bɐˈlon]
• Hyphenation: ba‧lon

balón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜈ᜔)

1. balloon

   Synonym: lobo

2. ream (of paper)

   Synonym: resma

3. bale (of paper)

   Synonym: paldo

From Ottoman Turkish بالون‎ (balon), from French ballon.

• IPA^(key): /ba.ɫɔn/

balon (definite accusative balonu, plural balonlar)

1. balloon