balaca

== Azerbaijani == === Etymology === Morphologically from bala (“child”) +‎ -ca. Compare Bashkir бәләкәй (bələkəy, “small, little”), Kyrgyz белекей (belekey, “low, short”), Chulym пӓлӓ (“small”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [bɑɫɑˈd͡ʒɑ], [bɑɫɑˈd͡zɑ] Hyphenation: ba‧la‧ca === Adjective === balaca (comparative daha balaca, superlative ən balaca, intensive bapbalaca) small, little Synonyms: kiçik, cıqqılı Antonyms: böyük, yekə balaca ev ― a small house short, of little height Synonyms: alçaq, qısa Antonyms: uzun, hündür === Adverb === balaca a little, a bit (often used with the indefinite article bir) Bir balaca gözlə! ― Wait a little! === Noun === balaca (definite accusative balacanı, plural balacalar) young child, little one balacalar üçün nağıllar ― fairy tales for little ones ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baˈlaka/ [baˈla.ka] Rhymes: -aka Syllabification: ba‧la‧ca === Noun === balaca f (plural balacas) (Colombia) hairband === Further reading === “balaca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “balaca”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010