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Meaning of balbal | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈbæl.bəl

Definitions

In pre-Islamic Turkic cultures, a stone laid at the tomb of a warrior which symbolized an enemy they had killed in their lifetime, with the number laid being equal to the number of enemies slain.

historical

Equivalents

Bosanski baba
Hrvatski baba
Қазақша балбал
Polski baba
Русский балба́л
Српски baba
Українська бовван

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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