| WMP | ||
| Ilokano | balának | fish sp. |
| Tagalog | bának | adult large-scaled mullet fish, known as when still spawning and when still immature: Mugil waigensis |
| Hanunóo | balának | medium-sized white fish |
| Aklanon | baeának | fish sp. |
| Cebuano | balának | generic for large mullets: Mugilidae |
| Maranao | balanak | large mullet |
| Tiruray | belanak | a mullet: Mugil spp. |
| Simalur | balanaʔ | a river fish, family Mugilidae |
| Iban | belanak | grey mullet: Mugil spp. |
| Malay | belanak | grey mullet: Mugil spp. |
| Ngaju Dayak | balanak | a sea fish |
| Mandar | balanaʔ | mullet |
| Buginese | balanaʔ | mullet |
| Makassarese | balanaʔ | a sea fish, the mullet |
| Sundanese | balanak | a fish that stays in river mouths |
| Old Javanese | balanak | a sea fish, the grey mullet |
| Madurese | balanaʔ | mullet |
| Bikol | balának | fish sp. found in rivers |