balas
English
Etymology
From Old English bales, balais, from Old French balais, from Arabic بَلَخْش (balaḵš), from Persian بلخش (balaxš), a form of بدخش (badaxš, “balas”), related to بدخشان (badaxšân, “Badakhshan”), the region where they are found.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaləs/
Noun
balas (plural balases)
- (archaic) A type of rose-coloured spinel once thought to be a form of ruby (now usually used attributively: balas-ruby).
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