balakíki n a chicken colored black with white speckles, and sometimes with other colors. balakikíhun n fish colored black with speckles (sharks, rays, et al.)
balalà a 1 slow to comprehend. Balà kaáyu siya sa klási, He is very dull in class. 2 very inferior in quality, roughly or hurriedly done. (←) v 1 [B2] become dull. Mubalálà (mabalálà) kag dì ka magtuun, You’ll become dull if you do not study. 2 [B1] get to be inferior in quality. Nagkabalà ang íyang tinahian nga nagkadaghan ang íyang súkì, Her sewing is getting to be more and more inferior in quality since she started to get lots of customers.†
balalantì n small tree, the leaves of which have a medicinal use. The wood is of magical importance, esp. in sorcery. If food cooked by its fire is stolen, the thief suffers.
balalátuk n k.o. woodpecker.
balalaw (not without l) n stiff loop or hoop. v [A; a12] make, make into, put a loop.
balanà n crack in s.t. that has absolutely no give. Walà na nay dáta ang íhi kay may balanà, That axle is useless because it has a crack. v [B] get a crack in it. Mubalanà (mabalanà) ang básu basta butangan ug ínit túbig, The glass will crack if you put hot water in it. -un a having a crack.
balának n general name for large mullets: Mugilidae. -un a flat-headed, like a mullet: term for fishes, snakes, people.
balanban1 n k.o. half beak: Hemirhamphus spp.
balanban2 n a branching reed, the main stem of which is split and used in weaving and in sewing nipa shingles: Donnax cannaeformis.
balandra (not without l) n 1 barrel with rounded sides. 2 large, flat-bottomed boat mainly used for carrying logs or rocks. 3 fat woman shaped like a barrel. 4 wooden slippers (bakyà) which are poorly made and clumsy to wear. Balandra man nang ímung bakyà, Your slippers are like a boat. v [BN] become fat like a boat or barrel.