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Bala¹

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

  1. A small town and community with a town council in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH9235).
  2. A rural community of Muskoka Lakes municipality, Ontario, Canada, named after Bala, Wales.
  3. An unincorporated community in Riley County, Kansas, United States, named after Bala in Wales.

Bala²

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

  1. An extinct Jurchenic language formerly spoken in northeastern China.

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"Bala." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bala. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Bala. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bala

Chicago

"Bala." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bala.

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@misc{bala_2026,
  title = {Bala},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bala},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}