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balbal

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

Русскийбалба́л
6 more languages
Bosanskibaba
Hrvatskibaba
Қазақ тілібалбал
Polskibaba
Српскиbaba
Українськабовван

CEFR level

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