balia

bali (“to break”) +‎ -a

• Hyphenation: ba‧li‧a

balia

1. imperative of bali

From Latin bāiula (literally “carrier”), female variant of bāiulus.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.lja/
• Rhymes: -alja
• Hyphenation: bà‧lia

balia f (plural balie)

1. wet nurse
2. birds from the family Muscicapidae

From Old French baillie.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /baˈli.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: ba‧lì‧a

balia f (plural balie)

1. power, mercy
2. (historical) in medieval times, a judiciary with broad powers, typically created in emergency situations

• in balia di (“at the mercy of”)

• Labia

• baila (synonym)

From Portuguese bailar and Spanish bailar.

balia

1. to dance

Borrowed from French baille.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.lja/

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• Rhymes: -alja
• Syllabification: ba‧lia

balia f (diminutive balijka)

1. washtub (tub used for washing clothes)

• → Yiddish: באַליע (balye)

• balia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• balia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• balia in PWN's encyclopedia

balia

1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of balir