bablah

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English

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Etymology

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Compare Persian ببول (babul, a species of mimosa yielding gum arabic), Sanskrit बब्बुल (babbula), बब्बूल (babbūla, species of acacia used for tanning).[1]

Noun

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bablah (usually uncountable, plural bablahs)

  1. The rind of the fruit of several East Indian species of acacia, especially Vachellia nilotica, formerly Acacia arabica; neb-neb. It contains gallic acid and tannin, and is used for dyeing drab.

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References

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  1. ^ Sharma, S. D. (1990). Semantics and Syntax: Indian Loan Words in English : a Linguistic, Cultural, Literary & Historical Study. India: Prakash Book Depot, p. 106