The word "BALIC" can be spelled using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as /ˈbælɪk/. The first sound, /b/, is a voiced bilabial stop. The second sound, /æ/, is a front open-mid vowel. The third sound, /l/, is a voiced alveolar lateral approximant. The fourth sound, /ɪ/, is a near-close near-front unrounded vowel. The fifth sound, /k/, is an unvoiced velar stop. "BALIC" may refer to the Baltic region, a cultural area in Northern Europe covering Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.