balala

Chichewa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɓáˈɽá.ɽá/

Ideophone

bálálá

  1. scattered

Derived terms

Makasar

Etymology

Compare Malay belalah.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈlala/, [ɓa.ˈla.la]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧la‧la

Adjective

balala

  1. greedy, gluttonous (prone to overeat, eating much and roughly)
    Balalai annganre ― He eats greedily.

Derived terms

affixations
compounds

References

  • Arief, Aburaerah (1995) Kamus Makassar–Indonesia, Ujung Pandang: Yayaan Perguruan Islam Kapita, page 31

Further reading

  • Cense, A. A. (1979) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Spanish

Verb

balala

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of balar combined with la
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