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balian

balian noun: a Balinese shaman or traditional healer.

Noun

balian (plural balians or balian)

  1. A Balinese shaman or traditional healer.
    • A balian may be consulted in order to determine the location of a lost object or the identity of a thief.1990, Fred B. Eiseman, Jr., Bali: Sekala and Niskala, Tuttle Publishing, page 136
    • I had immediate misgivings when Komang, Thomas, and I visited the balian that evening.2005, Makara Media, Bali Blues, page 147

Proper noun capitalized: Balian

Balian (plural Balians)

  1. A surname from Armenian.

Forms of balian

Noun
pluralbalians
pluralbalian
Proper noun
pluralBalians

Origin of balian

Borrowed from Balinese balian.

From Armenian Բալյան (Balyan), Պալյան (Palyan).

Phrases with balian

Questions about balian

What does balian mean?
Balian means a Balinese shaman or traditional healer.
What part of speech is balian?
Balian can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of balian?
The plural of balian is balians.

Words near balian in the dictionary

  1. Bali myna
  2. Bali mynas
  3. Bali tiger
  4. Bali tigers
  5. Baliaga
  6. balian
  7. Balian Israel
  8. Baliangao
  9. balians
  10. Balibago
  11. Balibago I

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