"Bala" is a word in WARAY, TAGALOG, ILOKANO, HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO

Bala - bullet

n. bullet; missile; ammunition. Naibusan kami ti bala. We ran out of ammunition. v. /MANG-:-AN/ to put bullets in, to load: said of weapons. /MANGI-: I-/ to load with or in (as bullets), to use as bullet. Daytoy ti ibalam dita paltog mo. Load your gun with this.

bala
Definition: (noun) bullet (Tagalog slang/noun) answers, responses to questions or accusations
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Definition: (salitang balbal) mga sagot

balá - An interrogative particle. Sín-o balá?
Who? Anó balá iní? What is this? Ambót
kon matúod balá iní ukón butíg. I don’t
know whether it is true or not.

bála - (Sp. bala) A bullet, shot, ball,
cartridge. (cf. lisó).

balà = balálà.

bala, bála (not without l) n {1} bullet.
{2} staples.
{3} money.
v [A; c] {1} load gun, stapler.
Maáyu lang kang ibála sa kaniyun, You are just good for cannon fodder.
{2a} put s.t.
in s.t.
to make it appear bigger or weightier.
Ang kupras baláhag balas, The copra was mixed with sand.
{2b} mix s.t.
in with s.t.
else to hide it.
Ang pinaldung panaptun gibaláhag sigarilyu, The bales of cloth had cigarettes hidden inside of them.
balahan a loaded.
Pagbantay kay balahan nang pistúla, Be careful.
That pistol is loaded.

balà (not without l) v [A; a12] find out information about an event that has happened (who stole s.t.
, where s.t.
stolen or lost is, who committed a crime, etc.
) by means of an egg.
The egg is made to stand on its end on the edge of a tumbler.
Then a yes-no question is put to it.
If the answer is yes, the egg remains upright.
If the answer is no, the egg falls.
Balaun ang bábuy kay sigúrung gikáwat tu, Well divine information about the pig, because it surely was stolen.
balad-un n omen, a sign which prophesizes s.t.
Ang kumíta mauy usa ka bad-un nga may umaábut nga kagúbut, A comet is a sign of a forthcoming war.
tiking balad-un phrase used to address the gecko (house lizard) in asking him to foretell whether s.t.
will happen.
The question is put to the gecko before he sounds.
After he sounds the question is repeated.
If the gecko sounds an odd number of times the answer is a?
rmative.
If even, the answer is negative.
Tiking balad-un, muulan ugmà?
Prophet gecko, will it rain tomorrow?

bálà (not without l) v [A; c] warn so as to prohibit certain actions.
Gibaláan na man mu, You have been warned and pro-hibited.
Úsà ka mamusil sa háyup ibálà úsà, Before you start shooting stray animals, make a warning prohibiting it.
n warn-ing that prohibits.

bála v [A; a12] carry s.t.
on the back, not tied.
Akuy mubála nímu inigtabuk sa sapà, Ill carry you piggy-back when we cross the river.
Baláha (balha) kanang sáku, Carry that sack on your back.
gi- gilukdu full of happiness, mischief, worries, and other emotions (lit.
carried on the back and on the head).
Ang gwatsi ánang tawhána gibá gilukdu, That man is chock-full of mischief.

bálà - Fortune, good luck. Pabálà—to risk,
trust to one’s good luck, venture.
Nagapabálà gid lámang siá. He has
confidence in his good luck. (N.B. Bálà is
now obsolete, but occurs in the following
baláan).