balam

See also: bālam, bālām, baläm, bałam, and ba lăm

Epigraphic Mayan

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɓɑlɑm/, /ɓɑhlɑm/

Noun

balam

  1. jaguar, large cat

K'iche'

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate to Yucatec Maya báalam.

Noun

balam

  1. (Classical K'iche') jaguar, tiger

Descendants
  • K'iche': baläm

Portuguese

Verb

balam

  1. third-person plural present indicative of balar
  2. inflection of balir:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Tagalog

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈbalam/ [ˈba.lɐm] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -alam
    • IPA(key): /baˈlam/ [bɐˈlam] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -am
  • Syllabification: ba‧lam

Noun

balam (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜋ᜔)

  1. delay; retardation
    Synonyms: abala, antala, bimbin, tigil
  2. waste of time

Derived terms
  • balamin
  • bumalam
  • kabalaman
  • mabalam
  • pagkabalam

Adjective

balám (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜋ᜔)

  1. delayed; behind schedule
    Synonyms: antala, abala, huli
  2. retarded

Further reading
  • “balam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Turkish

Noun

balam

  1. first-person singular possessive of bala

Tzeltal
A jaguar.

Noun

balam

  1. jaguar
  2. guardian
  3. priest or official

Volapük

Etymology

bal +‎ -am

Noun

balam (nominative plural balams)

  1. agreement
  2. union, unity

Declension
declension of balam
singular plural
nominative balam balams
genitive balama balamas
dative balame balames
accusative balami balamis
vocative 1 o balam! o balams!
predicative 2 balamu balamus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
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