balas

/ˈbaləs/

Etymology

From Old English bales, balais, from Old French balais, from Arabic بَلَخْش (balaḵš), from Persian بلخش (balaxš), a form of بدخش (badaxš, “balas”), related to بدخشان (badaxšân, “Badakhshan”), the region where they are found.

balas means A barangay of Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.

balas is pronounced /ˈbaləs/.

name

A barangay of Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines.

noun

A type of rose-coloured spinel once thought to be a form of ruby.