The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

*balaŋa shallow earthenware cooking pot or pan

PAN balaŋa shallow earthenware cooking pot or pan

Form.
Paiwan valaŋa a mortar
valaŋa-laŋa miniature mortar (for betel nut)
WMP
Yami vahaŋa soup bowl
Itbayaten vaxaŋa small clay plate for food (sweet potato, yam, rice, meat, etc.)
Kapampangan balaŋáʔ clay pot, used to cook viands
Tagalog balaŋáʔ wide-mouthed earthen cooking pot
Toba Batak balaŋa iron pan
Karo Batak belaŋa shallow iron pan in which one cooks sugar, fries meat, etc.
Iban belaŋaʔ wide-mouthed earthenware cooking pot
Malay belaŋa wide-mouthed cooking pot for cooking vegetables, curries, etc. -- not for boiling rice
Ngaju Dayak balaŋa sacred jar
Wolio balaŋa earthen cooking pot
Makassarese balaŋa earthen rice pot with small opening

POC palaŋa potsherd used as a frying pan

OC
Gedaged palaŋ potsherd, used to render fat and to cook oil; frying pan, shallow roaster