noun
Meaning 1
A fiery demonic creature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: fantasy
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
balrog
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈbɔːl.ɹɒɡ/
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UK: /ˈbal.ɹɒɡ/
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US: /ˈbɔl.ɹɑɡ/
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US: /ˈbɑl.ɹɑɡ/
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US: /ˈbæl.ɹɑɡ/
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History
Etymology
From Sindarin, a fictional language created by J.R.R. Tolkien, meaning something akin to "mighty demon".
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 炎魔 (yánmó) — fiery demonic creature
- Finnish: balrog — fiery demonic creature
- French: balrog — fiery demonic creature
- German: Balrog — fiery demonic creature
- Italian: balrog — fiery demonic creature
- Japanese: バルログ (barurogu) — fiery demonic creature
- Korean: 발록 (ballok) — fiery demonic creature
- Norwegian: balrog — fiery demonic creature
- Polish: balrog — fiery demonic creature
- Russian: ба́лрог (bálrog) — fiery demonic creature
- Serbo-Croatian: балрог (balrog) — fiery demonic creature
- Swedish: balrog — fiery demonic creature
- Ukrainian: балроґ (balrog) — fiery demonic creature
Real reading context