بلن

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Brahui

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *wal (strong) + -اُن (-un). Cognate with Tamil வல் (val).

Adjective

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بَلُن (balun)

  1. big, large
    Antonym: چُنَک (cunak)
  2. elder
  3. full-grown
  4. with experience of the seamy side of life

Derived terms

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References

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  • Bray, Denys (1934) “balun”, in The Brahui Language[1], Calcutta, India: Superintendent Government Printing, Part II: The Brāhūī Problem; Part III: Etymological Vocabulary, page 63
  • Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “5276”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Kermanic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Median *buland, from Old Median *br̥zans, from Proto-Iranian *br̥jáns, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰr̥ȷ́ʰáns, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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بلن (bälan, bälän)

  1. high, tall