baal

baal

See also: Appendix:Variations of "baal"

English

Etymology

From Baal.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɑːl/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɑːl/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːl

Noun

baal (plural baals)

  1. A false deity or idol.
  2. (obsolete, derogatory) A Catholic or Orthodox icon of a saint.

Synonyms

  • (a false deity): false god

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Antigua and Barbuda Creole English

Etymology

    From English ball.

    Noun

    baal (plural baal dem, quantified baal)

    1. ball

    Central Franconian

    Alternative forms

    • bal (alternative spelling)

    Etymology

    From Middle High German balde, from Old High German baldo, from bald (quick). Cognate with German bald.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /baːl/

    Adverb

    baal

    1. (most dialects) soon
      Du moss us baal ens widder besöke!
      You must visit us again some time soon!
    2. (most dialects) almost
      Synonyms: fass, fast, beinoh
      Ich hann et ald baal foffzehn Mol probiert.
      I've tried it almost fifteen times.
      Hä jeht baal emmer ohne Jack op de Stroß.
      He almost always goes out without a jacket.
      • 2002, “Du bes die Stadt”‎[1]performed by Bläck Fööss:
        Frech wie Dreck, doch et Hätz es jot.
        E klei bessje verdötsch, met nix jet am Hot.
        Jot jelaunt, datt et baal schon nerv.
        All dat ha’ mer vun dir jeerv.
        As impudent as dirt, but your heart is good.
        A little bit simple-minded, not caring too much about anything.
        So good-humoured that it's almost annoying.
        All of that we've inherited from you.

    Cimbrian

    Etymology

    In Cimbrian, inherited w- regularly became b- (compare balt (forest)); from an old word meaning "eddy, pool" (related to Old English wœ̄l (pool, whirlpool), West Frisian wiel), from Proto-West Germanic *wallōn (to roll), or perhaps *wallijan (to well up), both from the same ultimate source.[1]

    Noun

    baal m

    1. (Sette Comuni) drainage channel
      Elchar stall hat an baal so büuran ausar ausont 's lautare.
      Each barn has a drainage channel to carry the liquid outside.

    References

    • “baal” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974), Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
    1. ^ Nicolussi Golo, A., & Nicolussi, G. (Year). Zimbarbort: Börtarpüach Lusérnesch–Belesch / Belesch–Lusérnesch. In L. Panieri (Ed.), Dizionario del cimbro di Luserna (p. 81). Kulturinstitut Lusérn.

    Dutch

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /baːl/, [baːl], [baːɫ]
    • Audio:(file)
    • Hyphenation: baal
    • Rhymes: -aːl
    • Homophone: Baal

    Etymology 1

    From Middle Dutch bale, from Old French bale, from Medieval Latin balla, itself of Germanic origin, from Frankish *ball, from Proto-West Germanic *ballu, from Proto-Germanic *balluz. Doublet of bal.

    Noun

    baal f (plural balen, diminutive baaltje n)

    1. a bale of hay or straw
    2. a closed bag or package of wares
    Derived terms
    Descendants
    • Afrikaans: baal
    • Lokono: bali
    • Indonesian: bal

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

    baal

    1. inflection of balen:
      1. first-person singular present indicative
      2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
      3. imperative

    Indonesian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Sundanese baal, from Proto-Mon-Khmer [Term?].

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    baal (comparative lebih baal, superlative paling baal)

    1. numb
      Synonyms: lali, mati rasa

    Further reading

    Jamaican Creole

    Etymology

    Derived from English bawl.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbaːl/

    Verb

    baal

    1. to cry

    Further reading

    Limos Kalinga

    Noun

    baál

    1. G-string

    Somali

    Etymology

    Cognate with Jiiddu baal.[1]

    Noun

    baal ?

    1. wing

    References

    1. ^ Salim Alio Ibro (1998), English-Jiddu-Somali Mini-Dictionary, Victoria, Australia: La Trobe University Language Center, →ISBN

    Sundanese

    Etymology

    From Proto-Mon-Khmer [Term?].

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ba.ʔal/
    • Audio:(file)

    Adjective

    baal

    1. Unable to feel physically, usually due to cold temperature or injection; numb
      Suntikan ieu téh ambéh baal pas dicabut gigi.
      This injection is to make [you] feel numb during your tooth extraction.

    References

    • Danadibrata, R.A. (2006), Kamus Basa Sunda, Bandung: Kiblat

    Yucatec Maya

    Verb

    baal (transitive)

    1. to hide, to conceal
    2. to protect, to shelter, to shield
    3. to guard, to keep

    Inflection