بلن

Brahui

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *wal (“strong”) + -اُن (-un). Cognate with Tamil வல் (val).

Adjective

بَلُن (balun)

1. big, large

   Antonym: چُنَک (cunak)

2. elder
3. full-grown
4. with experience of the seamy side of life

Derived terms

• بَلُنِی (balunī)
• بَلَّا (ballā)
• بَلّو (ballo)

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

• Kafroni, Kesehi, Mahallati: بلند (bælænd, bæland)
• Khunsari: بِلن (bilän)
• Sedehi, Zefrehi: بُلند (bulænd, buland)
• Nayini: بلیند (bilēnd)
• Qohrudi: بُلن (bulän)

Etymology

From Middle Median *buland, from Old Median *br̥zans, from Proto-Iranian *br̥jáns, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰr̥ȷ́ʰáns, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts.

Pronunciation

• (Gazi) IPA^(key): /bælan/
• (Zefre'i) IPA^(key): /bælæn/

Noun

بلن (bälan, bälän)

1. high, tall