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PRONUNCIATION OF BALOO

baloo  [bəˈluː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BALOO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Baloo is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BALOO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Baloo

Baloo is a fictional character featured in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book from 1894 and The Second Jungle Book from 1895. Baloo, a bear, and Bagheera, a panther, save Mowgli from Shere Khan the tiger, and endeavor to teach Mowgli the Law of the Jungle in many of the stories of the Jungle Book.

Definition of baloo in the English dictionary

The definition of baloo in the dictionary is the name of the bear in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book. Other definition of baloo is a lullaby.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BALOO


alew
əˈluː
aloo
ɑːˈluː
callaloo
ˌkæləˈluː
halloo
həˈluː
hullaballoo
ˌhʌləbəˈluː
hullabaloo
ˌhʌləbəˈluː
Kinabalu
ˌkɪnəbəˈluː
Port-Salut
ˈpɔː səˈluː
salue
səˈluː
Shluh
ʃəˈluː
tolu
tɒˈluː
toodle-oo
ˌtuːdəˈluː
trous-de-loup
ˌtruːdəˈluː
Tuvalu
ˌtuːvəˈluː
vindaloo
ˌvɪndəˈluː
Waterloo
ˌwɔːtəˈluː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BALOO

balneal
balneary
balneation
balneological
balneologist
balneology
balneotherapy
Balochi
Balochistan
baloney
BALPA
balsa
balsam
balsam apple
balsam fir
balsam of Peru
balsam of Tolu
balsam poplar
balsam spruce
balsamic

WORDS THAT END LIKE BALOO

agloo
calaloo
gardyloo
igloo
lanterloo
loo
mooloo
Portaloo
superloo
twigloo
Venloo
view halloo

Synonyms and antonyms of baloo in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «baloo» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BALOO

Find out the translation of baloo to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of baloo from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «baloo» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

baloo
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

baloo
570 millions of speakers

English

baloo
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बालू
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بالو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Балу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Baloo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

baloo
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

baloo
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Baloo
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Baloo
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

baloo
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

발루
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Baloo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Baloo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பல்லூ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बाळू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

baloo
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Baloo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Baloo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

балу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Baloo
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

baloo
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Baloo
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

baloo
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Baloo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of baloo

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BALOO»

The term «baloo» is regularly used and occupies the 65.159 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BALOO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about baloo

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BALOO»

Discover the use of baloo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to baloo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hair-A-Baloo: The Revealing Comedy and Tragedy on Top of ...
HAIR-sterical! Hair-A-Baloo will make you laugh and cry, much the way you do on your worst hair day. Who needs Dr. Phil when we have Patricia Wynn Brown?the hair doctor.
Patricia Wynn Brown, 2005
2
Gesundheit, Dummy!: The Best of Baloo
This is the first collection of works by Rex F. May. A Terre Haute, Indiana, native, Rex started out as a writer. He wrote several articles for the National Lampoon in the early '70's.
Rex May, 1999
3
Relevance Theory
Baloo the bear has been fighting the dangerous tiger Shere Khan to save the life of the young human Mowgli. Baloo lies lifeless on the ground and Mowgli and Bagheera the leopard assume he is dead. Bagheera makes a speech about how  ...
Billy Clark, 2013
4
Palwankar Baloo
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Babaji Palwankar Baloo, (Dharwad, 19 March 1876 - 4 July 1955, Bombay, now Mumbai), commonly known as Palwankar Baloo, was an Indian cricketer.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
5
Subaltern Sports: Politics and Sport in South Asia
Every day Greig would arrive at the Poona Club an hour before anybody else and command Baloo to bowl to him. There is a nice story, undocumented but therefore all the more appealing, that Greig paid Baloo eight annas for every time he ...
James H. Mills, 2005
6
the jungle book
BALOO: Boasting, boasting, boasting. I thought I taught you not to boast. MOWGLI: Hello, Baloo, my dear old teacher. BALOO: I'm not so old. I'm in my prime, for a bear. (Waves to AUDIENCE.) Hello, man-cubs. (Response.) MOWGLI : I was ...
Walt Disney, 1990
7
The Gospel According to Disney
Naturally, Mowgli falls into bad company, in the person of a large, amiable bear named Baloo. (What a large, furry bear is doing in the tropical jungle is not explained.) Baloo takes to the boy and, in the interests of self-preservation, decides that ...
Mark I Pinsky
8
Cricket in Colonial India 1780 ¿ 1947
[38] Among the Palwankars, Baloo won the greatest social acclaim and was an inspiration to B.R. Ambedkar. [39] After his return from England in 1911, a ' function was organized by the Depressed Classes of Bombay to felicitate Baloo'. [ 40] At ...
Boria Majumdar, 2013
9
Cultural History of Modern India
Baloo, whom he elsewhere called a 'sure thing', the Hindus' 'crack bowler who can always do some work of outstanding merit.'37 In 1 9 1 5 the Quadrangular was played at Poona, apparently on the insistence of the Europeans. They had ...
Dilip M. Menon, 2006
10
Wild Cultures: A Comparison between Chimpanzee and Human ...
They immediately stood upright to look at it, gave loud alarm calls, and climbed a few meters up the surrounding trees to look intently at the body Before he began climbing, Brutus, the oldest male of the community, took little Baloo against his ...
Christophe Boesch, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BALOO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term baloo is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Watch Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book unfold on stage
When Shere Khan the tiger swears to kill the child, Baloo and Bagheera agree to take the boy to the man village for his safety. But the jungle ... «Isle of Man Today, Jul 15»
2
Officials: Former Disney 'Gaston' performer placed firework on head …
Devon Staples played a number of beloved characters while working at Walt Disney World, his father said – Goofy, Baloo the Bear, Captain ... «Orlando Sentinel, Jul 15»
3
Barry scouts and guides put on a show
Baloo cub scout leader of 2nd/4th Barry, Lisa Marie Avaient was presented with her Wood Badge. Share article. The event was supported by ... «Barry and District News, Jul 15»
4
On Stage-The Jungle Book
In Rudyard Kipling's imaginative tale, Baloo the Bear and Akela the Wolf find a lost boy and teach him the joys of jungle life. Along with ... «Cape Gazette, Jul 15»
5
America: Beaver or Bear?
Kipling wasn't interested in bears, however, despite the kindly Baloo, Mowgli's teacher in The Jungle Book. He much preferred the beavers. «The New York Review of Books, Jul 15»
6
Huddersfield Giants v Hull KR: Wingers driving each other on to hit …
“When I wasn't playing I would ask Baloo, 'Is there anything more or anything less you want me to do?' He was good with me, told me to just ... «Yorkshire Post, Jul 15»
7
Step into the jungle... at Redditch's Palace Theatre
The man-cub Mowgli finds himself lost in the jungle, only to be rescued from the clutches of the fearsome tiger – Shere Khan, by Baloo the bear and Bagheera ... «Evesham Journal, Jul 15»
8
The real-life fairytale locations that inspired Disney's Frozen and Up …
Rudyard Kipling's tale of young boy Mowgli being raised in the jungle by wolves with friends Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear also ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
9
Gold award for Banchory Scouts
Other awards presented on the night were the Baloo trophy to Calum Morrice; the Eagle trophy to Caleb Thornton; the Philmont Shield to Innes ... «Deeside Today, Jul 15»
10
Robert Downey Jr welcomes Paul Thomas Anderson to Pinocchio …
This new version is live-action plus CGI: Neel Seethi is the young boy, Mowgli; Bill Murray provides the voice of the bear, Baloo; and Ben ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»

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