balyan

Hanunoo

Etymology

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balian (“shaman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaljan/ [ˈbɐl.jɐn]
• Rhymes: -aljan
• Syllabification: bal‧yan

Noun

balyan (Hanunoo spelling ᜪᜮ᜴ᜬᜨ᜴)

1. shamanism

Derived terms

• balyanan

 

Further reading

• Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 70
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*balian”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Mansaka

Noun

balyan

1. shaman; religious leader

Nyunga

Adjective

balyan

1. damp, wet

Noun

balyan

1. dew, water resting on any thing in drops

References

• 1839, George Grey, Vocabulary of the Aboriginal Language of Western Australia (Perth gazette and Western Australian journal)
• 1992, Rose Whitehurst, Noongar Dictionary, Noongar Language and Culture Centre (Bunbury, Western Australia)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• balian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /balˈjan/ [bɐlˈjan̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: bal‧yan

Noun

balyán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔)

1. scarecrow (made of straw or mat)

   Synonym: espantaho

2. rag for carrying hot pot