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bolon

/bˈoʊlən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
bolon
IPA
/bˈoʊlən/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Manding language spoken in Burkina Faso.

name

A lake in Russia, located nearby the Amur River 50 miles south of Komsomolsk city

noun

An ethnic group in Mali.

noun

A traditional harp played in Mali.

Etymology

(lake in Russia): Transliteration of Russian Болонь (Bolonʹ), probably from Nanai [Term?].

Inflected Forms

bolons (plural)

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Bolon terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Bolon terms

Homonyms

bolan bolen bowlen

Rhymes With

stolen nolan colon swollen semi-colon dolan golan solon bolan bolen solan tolan

Questions

How do you pronounce bolon?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈoʊlən/.
What does bolon mean?
A Manding language spoken in Burkina Faso.
Where does bolon come from?
(lake in Russia): Transliteration of Russian Болонь (Bolonʹ), probably from Nanai [Term?].

How to pronounce bolon

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