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balda

See also: baldá

Catalan

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (aḍḍábba, “latch”).

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Noun

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balda f (plural baldes)

  1. bolt (metal fastener)
  2. doorknocker
    Synonym: picaporta
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balda

  1. inflection of baldar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Cebuano

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Etymology

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From Spanish baldar.

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  • Hyphenation: bal‧da
  • IPA(key): /balˈda/ [bɐl̪ˈd̪a]
  • IPA(key): /ˈbalda/ [ˈbal̪.d̪ɐ]

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baldá

  1. to cripple; to maim; to disable
  2. to disturb
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Chavacano

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Etymology

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Inherited from Spanish baldar (“to cripple”).

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baldá

  1. to sprain

Galician

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Arabic بَاطِل (bāṭil, “invalid; null; futile”). Compare Portuguese baldar and Spanish baldar.

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Noun

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balda f (plural baldas)

  1. bagatelle, trifle
  2. flaw, defect
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Ido

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Etymology

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From Esperanto baldaŭ, from German bald.

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Adjective

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balda

  1. soon to happen, impending, imminent
    La balda futuro. ― The imminent future.

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  • balde (“soon, shortly”)

Italian

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbal.da/
  • Rhymes: -alda
  • Hyphenation: bàl‧da

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balda

  1. feminine singular of baldo

Maranao

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Adjective

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balda

  1. physically disabled or defective

Portuguese

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbaw.dɐ/ [ˈbaʊ̯.dɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbaw.da/ [ˈbaʊ̯.da]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -aldɐ, (Brazil) -awdɐ
  • Hyphenation: bal‧da

Verb

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balda

  1. inflection of baldar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbalda/ [ˈbal̪.d̪a]
  • Rhymes: -alda
  • Syllabification: bal‧da

Etymology 1

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Of unknown origin.

Noun

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balda f (plural baldas)

  1. shelf (flat structure fixed to a wall)
    Synonyms: anaquel, estante, repisa

Etymology 2

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From Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (báṭ[i]la), itself from Arabic بَاطِلَة (bāṭila, “vain, useless”).

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balda f (plural baldas)

  1. (obsolete) a cheap and worthless thing; a trinket, trifle

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Etymology 3

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Verb

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balda

  1. inflection of baldar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish baldar.

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baldá or balda (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ᜔ᜇ)

  1. crippleness; lameness
    Synonyms: paglumpo, pagkalumpo
  2. omission
    Synonyms: palya, pagpalya
  3. absence; non-attendance
    Synonyms: liban, pagliban

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Turkmen

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Noun

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balda

  1. locative singular of bal
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