𐰋𐰇𐰠𐰤

Old Turkic

Etymology

Borrowed from Tibetan བློན (blon).

Noun

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

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