bulvan

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Romanian

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Noun

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bulvan m (plural bulvani)

  1. Alternative form of bălvan

Declension

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References

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  • Paliga, Sorin (2024) An Etymological Dictionary of the Romanian Language, New York: Peter Lang, →ISBN, page 205

Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from the Baltic languages. Compare with Latvian bulvāns (decoy) and Russian болван (bolvan, dummy).

Noun

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bulvan c

  1. (law) front, someone acting on behalf of someone else
  2. decoy

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