بلن
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[1], 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
Alternative forms
- بلند (bælænd, bæland) (Kafroni, Kese'i, Mahallati)
- بِلن (bilän) (Khunsari)
- بُلند (bulænd, buland) (Sedehi, Zefre'i)
- بلیند (bilēnd) (Anaraki)
- بُلن (bulän) (Qohrudi)
Etymology
Inherited 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)