balas

Meaning

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

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbaləs/
Etymology

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.

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