balana

Latin

Noun

balana f (genitive balanae); first declension (Late Latin)

1. alternative form of balanus
   • 200s, Quintus Gargilius Martialis De pomis seu medicina ex pomis 20 ed. Angelo Mai Operis deperditi de hortis Fragmenta ex codicibus Neapolitano et Romano cum scholiis palaeographicis et adnotationibus Rome 1846 p. 76 = Classici auctores e Vaticanicis codicibus editi. Tomus III Rome 1831 p. 423

     Balanarum glandes virides stringunt, coctae minus indigestionem faciunt.

     Fresh oak nuts constrict, cooked ones cause less indigestion.

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	balana	balanae
genitive	balanae	balanārum
dative	balanae	balanīs
accusative	balanam	balanās
ablative	balanā	balanīs
vocative	balana	balanae

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From bala (“every; each”) +‎ na.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbalana/ [ˌbaː.lɐˈn̪a]
• Rhymes: -alana
• Syllabification: ba‧la‧na

Pronoun

bálaná (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜈ)

1. anyone; anybody

   Synonym: sinuman

Derived terms

• pambalana
• pangngalang pambalana

 

Noun

bálaná (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜈ)

1. the public; the people

   Synonyms: madla, taong-bayan, publiko

See also

• balarila

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈlanaʔ/ [bɐˈlaː.n̪ɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -anaʔ
• Syllabification: ba‧la‧na

Noun

balanà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜈ)

1. repeated exposure to heat
2. (by extension) exposure to infrared rays (as part of medical treatment)

Derived terms

• balanaan
• pamalana

 

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /balaˈnaʔ/ [bɐ.lɐˈn̪aʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: ba‧la‧na

Noun

balanâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜈ)

1. half-cooked vegetable
2. a kind of forest vine

Further reading

• “balana”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• balaan