Kalmar “balas” tana iya samun ma’anoni da yawa, dangane da mahallin da harshen da ake tambaya. Ga wasu ma’anoni kaɗan: A Turanci, "balas" kalma ce ta tarihi don nau'in gemstone mai launin fure, wanda kuma aka sani da "balas ruby." >> A cikin Mutanen Espanya, "balas" ita ce jam'i na "bala," wanda ke nufin "harsashi." balas" na nufin "amsa" ko "amsa." A Tagalog, "balas" yana nufin "yashi" ko " tsakuwa." A Indonesiya, “balas” na nufin “ramawa” ko kuma “damar da wata ni’ima.” "Ramuwa."