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{{also|Appendix:Variations of "bale"}}
==English==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/beɪ̯l/|[ˈbeɪ̯(ə)ɫ]|[beə̯ɫ]}}
* {{audio|en|En-us-bale.ogg|a=US}}
* {{rhymes|en|eɪl|s=1}}
* {{homophones|en|bail}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|en|enm|bale|id=evil|t=evil}}, from {{inh|en|ang|bealu}}, from {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*balu}}, from {{inh|en|gem-pro|*balwą}}.

Cognate with {{cog|nds|bal-||bad, ill}}, {{cog|got|𐌱𐌰𐌻𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃||torture}}, {{cog|goh|balo||destruction}}, {{cog|non|bǫl||disaster}}.

====Noun====
{{en-noun|-}}

# [[evil|Evil]], especially considered as an active force for destruction or death.
# [[suffering|Suffering]], [[woe]], [[torment]].
#* {{RQ:Spenser Faerie Queene|year=1596.2|VI|VII|441|That other ſwayne, like aſhes deadly pale, / Lay in the lap of death, rewing his wretched '''bale'''.}}
#* {{RQ:Shakespeare Coriolanus|I|i|2|2|Rome, and her Rats, are at the point of battell, / The one ſide muſt haue '''baile'''.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1885|chapter={{w|Sir Cawline}}|editor={{w|Francis James Child}}|title=The English and Scottish popular ballads|volume=2|url=https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/47692/pg47692-images.html|passage=Ffor if you wold comfort me with a kisse, / Then were I brought ffrom '''bale''' to blisse, / Noe longer here wold I lye.}}

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|en|baleful}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{inh|en|enm|bale|id=pyre|t=pyre, funeral pyre}}, from {{inh|en|ang|bǣl||pyre, funeral pyre}}, from {{inh|en|gem-pro|*bēlą||pyre}}, from {{der|en|ine-pro|*bʰel-||to shine; gleam; sparkle}}. Cognate with {{cog|non|bál}} (which may have been the direct source for the English word).

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{lb|en|obsolete}} A large [[fire]], a [[conflagration]] or [[bonfire]].
# {{lb|en|archaic}} A funeral [[pyre]].
# {{lb|en|archaic}} A [[beacon]]-fire.

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|en|balefire}}

===Etymology 3===
{{etymid|en|bundle or unit of measure}}
From {{inh|en|enm|bale|id=bale|t=bale}}, from {{der|en|fro|bale}} and {{der|en|ML.|bala}}, of {{der|en|gem|-}} origin. {{doublet|en|ball}}.
[[Image:Dülmen, Dernekamp, Strohballen -- 2015 -- 7838.jpg|Round straw bales in Germany|thumb|right]]

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# A rounded [[bundle]] or package of [[goods]] in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation.
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1885|author=w:Richard F. Burton|title=w:The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night|section=Night 563
|passage=So having made up my mind, I packed up in '''bales''' a quantity of precious stuffs suited for sea-trade and repaired with them from Baghdad-city to Bassorah-town, where I found ship ready for sea, and in her a company of considerable merchants.}}
# A bundle of compressed fibers (especially hay, straw, cotton, or wool), compacted for shipping and handling and bound by [[twine#Noun|twine]] or [[wire#Noun|wire]].
#: {{hypo|en|haybale|strawbale}}
# A measurement of hay equal to 10 flakes. Approximately 70-90 lbs (32-41 kg).
# A measurement of paper equal to 10 [[ream]]s.
# A block of compressed [[cannabis]].

=====Coordinate terms=====
* {{sense|measurement of paper}} {{l|en|bundle}}, {{l|en|quire}}, {{l|en|ream}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col-auto|en|baleable|baleage|baleless|rebale|unbale|bale of dice}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|rounded bundle of goods}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|цюк|m|sc=Cyrl}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|бала}}, {{t+|bg|денк}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|fardell|m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|捆包|tr=kǔnbāo}}, {{t+|cmn|包|tr=bāo}}, {{t+|cmn|捆|tr=kǔn}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|paali}}
* French: {{t+|fr|ballot|m}}
* Galician: {{t|gl|fardo|m}}, {{t|gl|bala|f}}, {{t|gl|paca|f}}
* German: {{t+|de|Ballen|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|βασταγή|f}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|bála}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|bal}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|balla|f}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|俵|tr=たわら, tawara|sc=Jpan}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|بغچه|tr=boğče}}, {{t+|fa|بلغنده|tr=balğande}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|balot|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|fardo|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|тюк|m}}, {{t+|ru|ки́па|f}}
* Slovak: {{t+|sk|bal|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|bala|f}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|bal|c}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|balya}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|тюк|m|sc=Cyrl}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|bundle of compressed wool or hay}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|бала}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|baal}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|paali}}
* French: {{t+|fr|botte|f}}
* Galician: {{t|gl|bala|f}}, {{t|gl|paca|f}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|δεμάτι|n}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|bála}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|balla|f}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|pēre}}, {{t|mi|paere}}
* Norwegian: {{t|no|høyballe|m}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|bela|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|fardo|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|bal|c}}
* Walloon: {{t|wa|botea|m}}, {{t|wa|balot|m}}, {{t|wa|rowe di strin|f}} {{qualifier|big round bale}}
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|באַלן|m|sc=Hebr}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|measurement of hay}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|paali}}
* French: {{t+|fr|botte|f}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|bála}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|measurement of paper}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|bala|f}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|pakka}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|bála}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|bela|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|bala|f}}
{{trans-bottom}}

=====Further reading=====
* {{pedia|lang=en|Units of paper quantity}}

====Verb====
{{en-verb}}

# {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[wrap]] into a bale.

=====Derived terms=====
* [[bale up]]

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|to wrap into a bale}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|балирам}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|enfardellar}}, {{t+|ca|enfardar}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|paalata}}, {{t|fi|paalittaa}}
* German: {{t+|de|paketieren}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|báláz}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|pēre}}
* Polish: {{t|pl|balotować|m}}, {{t|pl|belować|impf}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|enfardar}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|embalar}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|paketlemek}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Etymology 4===
Alternative spelling of {{m|en|bail}}.

====Verb====
{{en-verb}}

# {{lb|en|British|nautical}} To remove [[water]] from a [[boat]] with buckets etc.

=====Translations=====
{{trans-see|to remove water from a boat|bail}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:Britannica 1911|Bale}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=abel|-able|Abel|Able|Beal|Blea|Ebla|Elba|able|albe|bael|beal|blea}}

==Basque==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|eu|es|vale}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{eu-pr}}

===Interjection===
{{head|eu|interjection}}

# {{lb|eu|Southern|colloquial}} [[okay]]
#: {{syn|eu|ados}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:EH}}
* {{R:OEH}}

==Buginese==

===Noun===
{{head|bug|noun}}

# {{alternative spelling of|bug|balé|t=fish}}

==Dutch==

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|nl|Nl-bale.ogg}}

===Verb===
{{head|nl|verb form}}

# {{infl of|nl|balen||s|pres|sub}}

===Anagrams===
* {{l|nl|Abel}}

==French==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|fr|balle}}

===Etymology===
From {{der|fr|cel-gau|*balu}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA}}
* {{audio|fr|LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-bale.wav}}

===Noun===
{{fr-noun|f|-}}

# [[chaff]] {{gloss|inedible casing of a grain seed}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:fr:TLFi}}

==Haitian Creole==

===Etymology===
From {{der|ht|fr|balai}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ht|/ba.le/}}

===Noun===
{{head|ht|noun}}

# [[broom]]

===Verb===
{{head|ht|verb}}

# to [[sweep]]

==Javanese==

===Romanization===
{{jv-rom}}
# {{dated spelling of|jv|balé}} {{romanization of|jv|ꦧꦭꦺ}}

==Kapampangan==

===Etymology===
From {{der|pam|phi-pro|*balay}}, from {{der|pam|poz-pro|*balay}}, from {{der|pam|map-pro|*balay}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{pam-IPA|balé}}
* {{hyph|pam|ba|le}}

===Noun===
{{pam-noun|balé}}

# [[house]]

====Derived terms====
{{der3|pam|makibale|kasiping-bale|bale-balayan|balen|kababale|mibale-bale|pibale-bale}}

==Middle English==

===Etymology 1===
{{etymid|enm|evil}}
From {{inh|enm|ang|bealu}}, from {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*balu}}, from {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*balwą}}.

====Alternative forms====
* {{alter|enm|balu}}

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|enm|/ˈbaːl(ə)/}}

====Noun====
{{enm-noun|pl=bales}}

# An [[evil]] or [[wrong]] act; a bad deed.
# Maliciousness, [[iniquity]], [[damage]].
# Devastation and [[doom]]; the causing of lifelessness.
# Woe or [[torment]]; [[hurting]], [[agony]].

=====Related terms=====
* {{l|enm|baleful}}
* {{l|enm|bale-siðe}}
* {{l|enm|bali}}

=====Descendants=====
* {{desc|en|bale}} {{q|dated}}

=====References=====
* {{R:MED Online|entry=bāle |pos=n.(1)  |id=MED3513 |accessdate=2018-05-19}}

====Adjective====
{{enm-adj}}

# {{senseid|enm|decisive}} [[decisive]], [[ruinous]], [[vicious]]
# [[tormentuous]], [[painful]], [[hurtful]]

=====References=====
* {{R:MED Online|entry=bāle |pos=adj  |id=MED3518 |accessdate=2018-05-19}}

===Etymology 2===
{{etymid|enm|pyre}}
{{dercat|enm|gmw-pro|inh=1}}
Either from {{inh|enm|ang|bǣl}}, {{bor|enm|non|bál}}, or a conflation of both; in any case, from {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*bēlą}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|enm|/baːl/}}

====Noun====
{{head|enm|noun}}

# Any large fire; a [[bonfire]] or [[pyre]].
# A fire for [[inhumation]]; a funeral pyre.
# A fire for [[execution]] or [[killing]].

=====Related terms=====
* {{l|enm|bale-fyre}}

=====Descendants=====
* {{desc|en|bale}} {{q|archaic}}
* {{desc|sco|bale}}

=====References=====
* {{R:MED Online|entry=bāl(e |pos=n.(2)  |id=MED3514 |accessdate=2018-05-19}}

===Etymology 3===
Probably {{bor+|enm|fro|bale|nocap=1}}, {{m|fro|balle}}, from {{der|enm|ML.|balla}}, from {{der|enm|frk|-}} or {{der|enm|goh|balla||ball}}, from {{der|enm|gem-pro|*balluz}}.

====Alternative forms====
* {{alter|enm|bala|ball}}

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|enm|/ˈbaːl(ə)/}}

====Noun====
{{enm-noun|pl=bales}}

# {{senseid|enm|bale}} A {{l|en|bale}} {{gloss|rounded bundle}}

=====Descendants=====
* {{desc|en|bale}}

=====References=====
* {{R:MED Online|entry=bāle |pos=n.(3)  |id=MED3515 |accessdate=2018-05-19}}
* {{R:OED}}
* {{R:American_Heritage_Dictionary}}

{{C|enm|Burial|Fire}}

==North Moluccan Malay==

===Etymology===
From {{der|max|ms-cla|باليق|tr=balik}}. The noun sense is derived from how papeda is served by ''turning'' it ''around'' a pair of tongs; a serving is thus called a ''turn'' of papeda.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|max|/ˈba.le/}}

===Verb===
{{head|max|verb}}
[[File:True sago palm starch product,papeda,gata-gata(Hatusua,W.Seram,Maluku,ID thu01oct2009-1324h).jpg|thumb|right]]

# {{lb|max|intransitive}} to [[turn around]]
# {{lb|max|intransitive}} to [[reverse]]

===Noun===
{{head|max|noun}}

# {{lb|max|of papeda, etc.}} a [[portion]], [[serving]]
#: {{uxi|max|lima '''bale''', bukang lima bokor|t=five '''portions''', not five bowls}}

====References====
* {{R:max:Litamahuputty:2012}}

==Norwegian Nynorsk==

===Verb===
{{nn-verb-1}}

# {{alt form|nn|bala}}

==Old Javanese==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|kaw|poz-pro|*balay}}, from {{inh|kaw|map-pro|*balay}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|kaw|/ba.le/}}
* {{rhymes|kaw|le|s=2}}
* {{hyphenation|kaw|ba|le}}

===Noun===
{{head|kaw|noun}}
# open building
# [[pavilion]]
# [[hall]]

====Derived terms====
{{der4|kaw|
| pañca bale 
| pabale
}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|inh=1|jv|ꦧꦭꦺ}}

===References===
* {{R:Zoetmulder 1982}}

==Pali==

===Alternative forms===
{{pi-alt}}

===Noun===
{{pi-noun form}}

# {{inflection of|pi|bala||loc|s|t=strength}}

==Portuguese==

===Pronunciation===
{{pt-IPA}}
* {{homophones|pt|Báli|qq1=Brazil|vale|qq2=Northern Portugal}}
* {{hyph|pt|ba|le}}

===Verb===
{{head|pt|verb form}}

# {{pt-verb form of|balar}}
# {{pt-verb form of|balir}}

==Romanian==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|ro|VL.|-}} root {{m|la|*baba}}. Compare {{cog|fr|bave}}, {{cog|it|bava}}, {{cog|es,pt|baba}}. The normal result, *''ba'', is not used as the singular has been replaced with {{m|ro|bală}} through analogy.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ro|/ˈba.le/}}

===Noun===
{{ro-noun|f-p}}

# [[slobber]], [[drool]], [[dribble]], [[saliva]]
#: {{syn|ro|salivă}}

====Declension====
{{ro-noun-f|pl=bale|n=pl}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|ro|bălos}}

{{C|ro|Bodily fluids}}

==Saterland Frisian==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|stq|baale|balle}}

===Etymology===
{{unc|stq}}. Perhaps a corruption of {{inh|stq|ofs|*babbelia|t=to babble}}, whence also {{cog|stq|babbelje}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|stq|/ˈbaːlə/}}
* {{hyph|stq|ba|le}}

===Verb===
{{head|stq|verb}}

# {{lb|stq|intransitive}} to [[speak]]

====Conjugation====
{{stq-conj|balen|bale|boalst|boalt|bale|boalde|boaldest|boalde|boalden|balend|bale|balet|boald}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|stq|ätterbale}}
* {{l|stq|baler}}
* {{l|stq|bebale}}
* {{l|stq|froamdbale}}
* {{l|stq|juunbale}}
* {{l|stq|muulebale}}
* {{l|stq|rundbale}}
* {{l|stq|truchbale}}
* {{l|stq|uutbale}}

===References===
* {{R:stq:SW}}

==Spanish==

===Verb===
{{head|es|verb form}}

# {{es-verb form of|balar}}

==Tagalog==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|tl|bali}}

===Etymology===
{{bor+|tl|es|vale}}, third-person singular present indicative form of {{m|es|valer||to be worth}}, from {{der|tl|osp|valer}}. Compare {{cog|cbk|vale}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{tl-pr}}

===Noun===
{{tl-noun|b=+}}

# {{lb|tl|chiefly in the negative|colloquial}} [[worth]]; [[value]]
# [[promissory note]]; [[credit]]; [[IOU]]
# [[request]] of [[partial]] [[advanced]] [[payment]]

===Adverb===
{{tl-adv|b=+}}

# {{n-g|used to connect previous conversation or events to the following question}}: [[so]]
# {{n-g|used before stating or enumerating the [[gist]] or [[summary]] of what is being discussed}}
# {{n-g|used as a meaningless [[filler]] word to begin a response or when one cannot start to speak}}

===Adjective===
{{tl-adj|b=+}}

# {{lb|tl|colloquial}} [[valuable]]; [[important]]
# [[bought]] on [[credit]]

====Derived terms====
{{der3|tl|balewala|hindi bale|bale-bale|bumale|balihin|pabalihin}}

==Turkish==

===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{bor|tr|fr|ballet}}.

===Noun===
{{tr-noun|yi|ler}}

# [[ballet]]

{{C|tr|Ballet|Dances}}