"Balin stone" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|zh|-}} Calque from Chinese, {{zh-l|巴林石}} 巴林石 (bālínshí), {{zh-l|巴林||Baarin (a southern Mongolian tribe)}} 巴林 (Bālín, “Baarin (a southern Mongolian tribe)”), {{zh-l|石||stone}} 石 (shí, “stone”), {{der|en|mnc|ᠪᠠᡵᡳᠨ}} Manchu ᠪᠠᡵᡳᠨ (barin), {{der|en|xng|ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠷᠢᠨ}} Middle Mongol ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠷᠢᠨ (baɣarin) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Balin stone (uncountable)
  1. (mineralogy) A type of pyrophyllite from Inner Mongolia; traditionally used in the Chinese art of seal engraving. Tags: uncountable
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