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Etymology
From earlier *ballïs < *baldïs < *baltïz, from Proto-Turkic *bāldïŕ. Cognate with Turkish baldız (“sister of one's wife”), Uzbek boldiz (“sister of one’s wife”), Karakhanid (baldïz, “younger sister of one's wife”), Old Uyghur (baltïz, “younger sister”).
Noun
балыс • (balıs)
- younger sister
Coordinate terms
- аҕас (ağas, “elder sister”)
- убай (ubay, “elder brother”)
- быраат (bıraat, “younger brother”)
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