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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

  • IPA(key): [ˈbalɡam]
  • Hyphenation: bal‧gam

Noun

balgam (plural balgam-balgam)

  1. sputum, phlegm
    Synonyms: dahak, sputum

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Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish bolgum (sip; mouthful, draught) (compare modern Irish bolgam).

Noun

balgam m (genitive singular balgaim, plural balgaman)

  1. mouthful (of a drink), sip, gulp
    A bheil thu ag iarraidh balgam teatha?
    Do you want a drink of tea?

Mutation

More information radical, lenition ...

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

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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)

  1. sputum, phlegm, expectoration

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

Derived terms

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