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balabalat

[ba.l̪a.ˈba.l̪at̪]

noun

LanguageWest Makian

Meaning
  1. a roller (for beaching a boat)
  2. a roller
  3. A cylindrical object placed under a boat to help move it up onto the beach.
Examples

Sera balabalat i gogo.

Use the roller for the boat.

Pronunciationba.l̪a.ˈba.l̪at̪

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteUsually refers to wooden logs or similar items used as rollers.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 6 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.