balas

Betekenis (Engels)

A type of rose-coloured spinel once thought to be a form of ruby.

Synoniemen

balas ruby

ruby

spinel

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈbaləs/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Oudengels: bales

In summary

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