balbalan

Saisiyat

Noun

balbalan

  1. leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Brunei Malay berbalan. Compare Cebuano balbal.

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /balbalan/ [bal.baˈlan̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: bal‧ba‧lan

Noun

balbalan (Sulat Sūg spelling بَلْ٢لَنْ) (folklore)

  1. half-bodied witch; a human being that becomes an evil spirit which flies at night to haunt places or people
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