बला
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian بلا (balā), from Arabic بَلَاء (balāʔ).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /bə.lɑː/, [bɐ.läː]
Noun
बला • (balā) f (Urdu spelling بلا)
- misfortune, affliction
- spirit, hag
- (informal) a vast amount (of)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | बला balā |
बलाएँ balāẽ |
| oblique | बला balā |
बलाओं balāõ |
| vocative | बला balā |
बलाओ balāo |
Newar
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mV-la(k) (“arrow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bəla]
Noun
बला • (balā) ? (Newa Spelling 𑐧𑐮𑐵)
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- balā (Latin script)
- 𑀩𑀮𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- বলা (Bengali script)
- බලා (Sinhalese script)
- ဗလာ or ၿလႃ (Burmese script)
- พลา or พะลา (Thai script)
- ᨻᩃᩣ (Tai Tham script)
- ພລາ or ພະລາ (Lao script)
- ពលា (Khmer script)
- 𑄝𑄣𑄂 (Chakma script)
Noun
बला