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albas

Pronunciation: [ˈalbas]

“albas” is an Indonesian word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. alabaster: a fine-grained white or lightly-tinted variety of gypsum, used ornamentally

Etymology

From Dutch albast (“alabaster”), from Latin alabaster (“box for perfume made of alabaster”), from Ancient Greek ἀλάβαστρος (alábastros), from earlier ἀλάβαστος (alábastos, “vase made of alabaster”). This may further derive from Egyptian ꜥj-r-bꜣstjt (“vessel of the Egyptian goddess Bast”).

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