B'alam

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

Epigraphic Mayan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɓɑlɑm/, /ɓɑhlɑm/

Noun

balam

1. jaguar, large cat

Related terms

• hix

K'iche'

Alternative forms

• balan

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/ [ˈbaː.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

Anagrams

• lamba

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

	singular	plural
nominative	balam	balams
genitive	balama	balamas
dative	balame	balames
accusative	balami	balamis
vocative 1	o balam!	o balams!
predicative 2	balamu	balamus

declension of balam

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only