Etymology

Balin stone

Today it means: A type of pyrophyllite from Inner Mongolia; traditionally used in the Chinese art of seal engraving. Full definition →

mnc ᠪᠠᡵᡳᠨ ← Middle Mongol ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠷᠢᠨ
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  1. Middle Mongol · derived fromᠪᠠᠭᠠᠷᠢᠨ
  2. mnc · derived fromᠪᠠᡵᡳᠨ
  3. English todayBalin 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.

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