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English
Etymology
Compare Persian ببول (babul, “a species of mimosa yielding gum arabic”), Sanskrit बब्बुल (babbula), बब्बूल (babbūla, “species of acacia used for tanning”).[1]
Noun
bablah (usually uncountable, plural bablahs)
- The rind of the fruit of several East Indian species of acacia, especially Vachellia nilotica, formerly Acacia arabica; neb-neb. It contains gallic acid and tannin, and is used for dyeing drab.
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References
- ^ Sharma, S. D. (1990). Semantics and Syntax: Indian Loan Words in English : a Linguistic, Cultural, Literary & Historical Study. India: Prakash Book Depot, p. 106