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Brahui
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *wal (“strong”) + -اُن (-un). Cognate with Tamil வல் (val).
Adjective
بَلُن (balun)
- big, large
- Antonym: چُنَک (cunak)
- elder
- full-grown
- with experience of the seamy side of life
Derived terms
References
- Bray, Denys (1934) “balun”, in The Brahui Language, 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
Etymology
From Middle Median *buland, from Old Median *br̥zans, from Proto-Iranian *br̥jáns, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰr̥ȷ́ʰáns, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts.
Pronunciation
Noun
بلن (bälan, bälän)
- high, tall