балван

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Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Church Slavonic балванъ (balvanŭ, statue) of Oghuric origin. Cognate with Hungarian bálvány (idol), Proto-Turkic *balbal (gravestone).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bǎlʋan/
  • Hyphenation: бал‧ван

Noun[edit]

ба̀лван m (Latin spelling bàlvan)

  1. beam, log (piece of timber)

Declension[edit]