Hiligaynon
(Sp. bala) A bullet, shot, ball, cartridge. (see lisó).
Hiligaynon
An interrogative particle. Sín-o balá? Who? Anó balá iní? What is this? Ambót kon matúod balá iní ukón butíg. I don't know whether it is true or not.
Hiligaynon
Fortune, good luck. Pabálà-to risk, trust to one's good luck, venture. Nagapabálà gid lámang siá. He has confidence in his good luck. (N.B. Bálà is now obsolete, but occurs in the following baláan).