Old Turkic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Tibetan བློན (blon).

Noun

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𐰋𐰇𐰠𐰤 (bölün)

  1. a Tibetan minister
    • 8th century CE, Kültegin Inscription, N12
      𐱅𐰇𐰯𐰇𐱅:𐰴𐰍𐰦𐰀:𐰋𐰇𐰠𐰤:𐰚𐰠𐱅𐰃
      töpüt:qaɣanta:bölün:kelti
      From Tibet's emperor came a minister.

References

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  • Tekin, Talât (1968) “böl(ü)n”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 320