English Explanatory Dictionary

balbal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In pre-Islamic Turkic cultures, a stone laid at the tomb of a warrior which symbolized an enemy they had killed in their lifetime, with the number laid being equal to the number of enemies slain.

Pronunciation

/ˈbæl.bəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-balbal.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-balbal.wav

Word forms

balbal balbals

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Turkic 𐰉𐰞𐰉𐰞 (balbal), from a Mongolic language.

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