Etymology

Bala

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Today it means: A small town and community with a town council in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH9235). Full definition →

Welsh Bala
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Bala · proper noun1

  1. Welsh · borrowed fromBala
  2. English todayBala

In Wales, from Welsh Bala, from bala (“effluent from a lake”).

Bala · proper noun2

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from巴拉語 /巴拉语“Bala language”
  2. English todayBala

From Mandarin 巴拉語 /巴拉语 (Bālāyǔ, “Bala language”).

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