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balbal.

In pre-Islamic Turkic cultures, an anthropomorphic stonen stele embedded in the ground at or near a kurgan (“type of prehistoric burial mound”); some are thought to symbolize enemies which a deceased warrior killed in their lifetime.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɑːlbəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbæl-/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbɑlbəl/General-American/ˈbæl-/General-American
  1. In pre-Islamic Turkic cultures, an anthropomorphic stonen stele embedded in the ground at or near a kurgan (“type of prehistoric burial mound”); some are thought to symbolize enemies which a deceased warrior killed in their lifetime.

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Old Turkic 𐰉𐰞𐰉𐰞 (b¹l¹b¹l¹ /⁠balbal⁠/), from a Mongolic language.

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