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balgam
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Indonesian
Etymology
From Arabic بَلْغَم (balḡam, “sputum”), from Ancient Greek φλέγμα (phlégma, “phlegm, a cold slimy humour of the body”). Doublet of flegma.
Pronunciation
Noun
Further reading
- “balgam”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
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Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- balagam, balgum, bolgam
Etymology
From Old Irish bolgum (“sip; mouthful, draught”) (compare modern Irish bolgam).
Noun
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “balgam”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bolgum”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بلغم (balgam), from Arabic بَلْغَم (balḡam), ultimately from Ancient Greek φλέγμα (phlégma, “phlegm”).
Noun
balgam (definite accusative balgamı, plural balgamlar)
Declension
Derived terms
- balgam atmak
- balgam bırakmak
- balgam hastalığı
- balgam söktürücü
- balgam taşı
- balgami
- balgamlı
- balgamsı
- balgamsız
- paslı balgam
Further reading
- “balgam”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “balgam”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “balgam1”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 451
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “balgam”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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