"Baloch" meaning in English

See Baloch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Balochs [plural], Baluch [alternative], Belooch [alternative], Buluch [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Baluchi بلۏچ (baloc), from Classical Persian بَلوچ (balōč), with further etymology unclear and disputed. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|bal|بلۏچ|tr=baloc}} Borrowed from Baluchi بلۏچ (baloc), {{der|en|fa-cls|بَلوچ}} Classical Persian بَلوچ (balōč), {{unc|en|title=unclear and disputed}} unclear and disputed Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Baloch (plural Balochs)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Baloch-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames

Noun

Forms: Balochs [plural], Baloches [plural], Baloch [plural], Baluch [alternative], Belooch [alternative], Buluch [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Baluchi بلۏچ (baloc), from Classical Persian بَلوچ (balōč), with further etymology unclear and disputed. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|bal|بلۏچ|tr=baloc}} Borrowed from Baluchi بلۏچ (baloc), {{der|en|fa-cls|بَلوچ}} Classical Persian بَلوچ (balōč), {{unc|en|title=unclear and disputed}} unclear and disputed Head templates: {{en-noun|s|+|*}} Baloch (plural Balochs or Baloches or Baloch)
  1. A member of an Iranian people who primarily speak the Balochi language and inhabit Balochistan and other nearby areas. Related terms: Balochi Translations (Translations): بلۏچ (balòc) (Baluchi), 俾路支人 (Bǐlùzhīrén) (Chinese Mandarin), Baloutche (French), બલૂચ (balūc) [masculine] (Gujarati), बलूची (balūcī) [feminine, masculine] (Hindi), बलूच (balūc) [masculine] (Hindi), белуж (belüwj) (Kazakh), بَلوچ (balōč) (Persian), Beludża [masculine] (Polish), Beludżyjka [feminine] (Polish), белу́дж (belúdž) [masculine] (Russian), белу́джка (belúdžka) [feminine] (Russian), ٻروچ (ɓarocu) (Sindhi), بَلوچ (baloc) [masculine] (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-Baloch-en-noun-gVMyW1an Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Baluchi translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Gujarati translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sindhi translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Baluchi translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Gujarati translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Sindhi translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 20 80

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.