балабан

Karaim

Etymology

Cognate with Crimean Tatar balaban, Urum балабан.

Adjective

балабан • (balaban)

  1. big, large.
    Antonym: кичкэнэ

References
  • N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “балабан”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

Macedonian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbaɫaban]

Noun

балабан • (balaban) m

  1. balaban, balaman (musical instrument)
  2. (archaic, turkism) tall/big man, giant

Declension
Declension of балабан
singular plural
indefinite балабан балабани
definite unspecified балабанот балабаните
definite proximal балабанов балабаниве
definite distal балабанон балабанине
vocative балабану балабани
count form — балабана

References
  • “балабан” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Urum

Etymology

Cognate with Crimean Tatar balaban.

Adjective

балабан • (balaban)

  1. big, large.

References
  • Oleksandr Harkavecʹ (2000) Urumsʹkyj Slovnyk [Urum-Ukrainian Dictionary], Almaty: Ynstytut Sxodoznavstva Myžnarodnyx Vydnosyn Xarkyvsʹkyj Kolehyum, →ISBN
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