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balas

/ˈbaləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
balas
IPA
/ˈbaləs/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Archaic

name

A barangay of Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines.

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: bales, balais, بَلَخْش, بلخش

Usage

Inflected Forms

balases (plural) balace (alternative) balass (alternative) ballace (alternative)

Phrases

balas-ruby balas ruby

Synonyms

balas ruby

Rhymes With

palace dallas alice malice callous callus pallas digitalis gallus prothallus

Questions

How do you pronounce balas?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbaləs/.
What does balas mean?
A type of rose-coloured spinel once thought to be a form of ruby.
Where does balas come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce balas

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