balas.
answer
Meaning & usage
answer
response
punishment
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Malay balas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baləs (“to answer, retaliate; reciprocate good or evil”).
ballast, heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability
ballast, coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads, or in making concrete
baggage, something that hampers functioning
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Dutch ballast, from Middle Dutch ballast.
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