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Balin stone

Balin stone noun: a type of pyrophyllite from Inner Mongolia; traditionally used in the Chinese art of seal engraving.

Noun

Balin stone (uncountable)

  1. A type of pyrophyllite from Inner Mongolia; traditionally used in the Chinese art of seal engraving.

Origin of Balin stone

Calque from Chinese 巴林石 (bālínshí), from 巴林 (Bālín, “Baarin (a southern Mongolian tribe)”) + 石 (shí, “stone”), from Manchu ᠪᠠᡵᡳᠨ (barin), from Middle Mongol ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠷᠢᠨ (baɣarin), so named for being quarried in the traditional territory of the Baarins.

Questions about Balin stone

What does Balin stone mean?
Balin stone means a type of pyrophyllite from Inner Mongolia; traditionally used in the Chinese art of seal engraving.
What part of speech is Balin stone?
Balin stone is a noun.

Words near Balin stone in the dictionary

  1. Balilit
  2. Balimain
  3. balimbing
  4. Balimbingan
  5. balimbings
  6. Balin stone
  7. Balindong
  8. Balinese
  9. Balinese tiger
  10. Balinesian
  11. Balinesians

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