Hyphenation
Bal·ance dueTurkish pronunciation
bälıns dyuPronunciation
/ˈbaləns ˈdyo͞o/ /ˈbæləns ˈdjuː/
Etymology
[ 'ba-l&n(t)s ] (noun.) 13th century. Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin bilancia, from Late Latin bilanc-, bilanx having two scalepans, from Latin bi- + lanc-, lanx plate.