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| Language | Expression | English Translation or Definition |
| Ateso | bala | resembles, as, like. |
| Basque | bala | bullet, shot, round. |
| Bisayan | bala | please, bullet. |
| Brazilian Portuguese | bala | candy, sweet. |
| Bresciano | bala | ball. |
| Catalan | bala | bullet. |
| Cebuano | bala | bullet, ammunition. |
| Chewa | bala | carry, see Bala, to bear, powerful, a wound, to be respected. |
| Croatian | bala | bale. |
| Emilio-Romagnolo | bala | lie. |
| Hiligaynon | bala | bullet. |
| Hindi (Transliterated) | bala, balA, bAla | arm, plague, compulsion, might, pile, power, dint, efficacy, energetic, force, impetus, reign, minor, curse, bend, misadventure, coat, child, hair, nerve. |
| Ilongot | bala | please, bullet. |
| Indonesian | bala | disaster, troops. |
| Italian | bala | ball. |
| Judeo Spanish | bala | ball. |
| Kalanga | bala | count, read. |
| Kazakh (Transliterated) | bala | boy. |
| Languedocien | bala | ball. |
| Lithuanian | bala | slough, morass, bog. |
| Lombardo Occidentale | bala | fool. |
| Malagasy | bala | ball. |
| Malay | bala | calamity, disaster. |
| Ndebele | bala | count, read, reckon. |
| Pampangan | bala | responsibility, threat. |
| Papiamentu | bala | ball. |
| Parmigiano | bala | hoax. |
| Piemontese | bala | hoax. |
| Portuguese | bala | bullet. |
| Sanskrit (Transliterated) | bala | strength. |
| Scots Gaelic | bala | ball. |
| Scottish | bala | ball. |
| Serbian (Latin Script) | bala | bale, bundle. |
| Slovenian | bala | bale. |
| Slovio | bala | bale. |
| Sotho | bala | count, reckon, read, include. |
| Sotho (Northern) | bala | to read. |
| Sotho (Southern) | bala | read, browse. |
| Spanish | bala | bale, bullet. |
| Tagalog | Bala | bullet. |
| Temi | bala | milk. |
| Tok Pisin | bala | person from western province. |
| Tswana | bala | read. |
| Tulu (Transliterated) | bala | enter. |
| Turkmen | bala | baby. |
| Urdu (Transliterated) | Bala | misfortune, trial. |
| Valencian | bala | bullet, short. |
| Venda | bala | pole. |
| Venetian | bala | fib, lie, projectile, falsehood. |
| Welsh | bala | efflux of river from lake. |
| Xhosa | bala | count. |
Source: compiled by the editor from the definition of bullet; see credits. | ||
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