balansa

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French balancer.

Verb

a balansa (third-person singular present balansează, past participle balansat) 1st conjugation

  1. to balance

Conjugation

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish balanza, from Medieval Latin balantia, from Latin bilanx. Doublet of balanse.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈlansa/ [bɐˈlan̪.sɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ansa
  • Syllabification: ba‧lan‧sa

Noun

balansa (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜈ᜔ᜐ)

  1. balance; scales
    Synonyms: timbangan, panimbang

Further reading

  • balansa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 69