balus

See also: bālus, Baluś, and bälus

Higaonon

Etymology

Akin to Cebuano balos.

Verb

balus

1. to avenge

Lote

Noun

balus

1. airplane

References

• Greg Pearson, René van den Berg, Lote Grammar Sketch (2008)

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpaluːs/

Noun

balus

1. locative singular of ballu

Pagu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈba.lus]

  • Audio:

    (file)

Noun

balus (epenthetic form balusu)

1. price
2. elder (senior member of a tribe)
3. parent

References

• Perangin Angin, Dalan Mehuli (2023), Kamus Pagu-Indonesia-Inggris, Jakarta: Penerbit BRIN

Tok Pisin

Etymology

This term is from the Western Oceanic substrate languages; it was considered by Mihalic to have entered Tok Pisin from Tolai, but Mosel argues that it "has certainly not been introduced from Tolai, but from a southern New Ireland language. For, apart from some marginal dialects […] Tolai […] lack[s] the phoneme /s/."

Noun

balus

1. pigeon
2. aircraft

   Balus i stap long graun.

   The airplane is on the ground.

3. flight

Synonyms

• (pigeon) pisin

Derived terms

• haus balus (“hangar”)
• ples balus (“airport”)

See also

• flai