• IPA^(key): /ɓɑlɑm/, /ɓɑhlɑm/

balam

1. jaguar, large cat

• hix

• balan

Cognate to Yucatec Maya báalam.

balam

1. (Classical K'iche') jaguar, tiger

• K'iche': baläm

balam

1. third-person plural present indicative of balar
2. inflection of balir:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈbalam/ [ˈbaː.lɐm] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -alam
  • IPA^(key): /baˈlam/ [bɐˈlam] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: ba‧lam

balam (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜋ᜔)

1. delay; retardation

   Synonyms: abala, antala, bimbin, tigil

2. waste of time

balám (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜋ᜔)

1. delayed; behind schedule

   Synonyms: antala, abala, huli

2. retarded

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

• lamba

balam

1. first-person singular possessive of bala

balam

1. jaguar
2. guardian
3. priest or official

bal +‎ -am

balam (nominative plural balams)

1. agreement
2. union, unity