balani

See also: Balani

English

Noun

balani

1. plural of balanus

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧la‧ni

Adjective

balani

1. (archaic) strong

Hiligaynon

Noun

balánì

1. magnet, magnetism

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.la.ni/
• Rhymes: -alani
• Hyphenation: bà‧la‧ni

Noun

balani m

1. plural of balano

Latin

Noun

balanī

1. inflection of balanus:
   1. nominative/vocative plural
   2. genitive singular

References

• balani in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Tagalog

Etymology

Ellipsis of batubalani (“magnet”), from Malay batu berani (“magnet”, literally “courageous stone”). Doublet of bayani.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈlaniʔ/ [bɐˈla.nɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -aniʔ
• Syllabification: ba‧la‧ni

Noun

balanì (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜈᜒ)

1. magnetism
2. magnet; lodestone

   Synonym: batubalani

3. (figurative) charm; magnet

   Synonyms: gayuma, bighani

4. (physics) gravity

   Synonym: grabedad

Derived terms

• abot-balani
• balaniin
• balnian
• balniin
• bumalani
• kabalanian
• kabalnian
• libot-balani
• mabalani
• mabalanian
• magbalani
• may-balani
• nakababalani
• nakakabalani

 

Related terms

• batubalani

 

Further reading

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