balaix

Catalan

Etymology

From Arabic ⁧بَلَخْش⁩ (balaḵš) (possibly via Old French balais), from Persian ⁧⁩ (balaxš), a form of ⁧⁩ (badaxš, “balas”), related to ⁧⁩ (badaxšân, “Badakhshan”), the region where they are found.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bəˈlaʃ]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [baˈlajʃ]

Noun

balaix m (plural balaixos)

balas-ruby (transparent pink variety of spinel)

Hypernyms

espinel·la

Related terms

Badakhxan

Further reading

“balaix” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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