balam

• IPA^(key): /ɓɑlɑm/, /ɓɑhlɑm/

balam

1. jaguar, large cat

• hix

• balan

Cognate to Yucatec Maya báalam.

balam

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

• K'iche': baläm

• (schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈbalam/ [ˈba.lam]
• Rhymes: -lam, -am
• Hyphenation: ba‧lam

balam (Jawi spelling بالم, plural balam-balam or balam²)

1. A species of dove; the spotted dove (Streptopelia chinensis).

   Synonym: tekukur

   Suara burung balam itu sangat merdu.

   The voice of the spotted dove is very melodious.

balam (Jawi spelling بالم, comparative lebih balam, superlative paling balam)

1. dim; hazy; vague; indistinct (not clearly visible due to distance, mist, or darkness).

   Synonyms: kabur, samar

   Dalam balam senja, dia kelihatan seperti hantu. ― In the dim twilight, he looked like a ghost.

• "balam" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

balam

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

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

balam (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜋ᜔)

1. delay; retardation

   Synonyms: abala, antala, bimbin, tigil

2. waste of time

balám (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜋ᜔)

1. delayed; behind schedule

   Synonyms: antala, abala, huli

2. retarded

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

• lamba

balam

1. first-person singular possessive of bala

balam

1. jaguar
2. guardian
3. priest or official

bal +‎ -am

balam (genitive balama, plural balams)

1. agreement
2. union, unity