Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bolzina, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- ‎(“to swell”), cognate with Russian болозно ‎(bolozno, “thick plank”), Slovene blazina ‎(“cushion”). Compare Avestan 𐬠𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬌𐬱 ‎(barəziš, “cushion, cover”), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌲𐍃 ‎(balgs, “wineskin”), German Balg ‎(“fell”), Persian بالش ‎(bâleš, “pillow”), Armenian բարձ ‎(barj), Old Prussian balsinis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blǎziɲa/
• Hyphenation: bla‧zi‧nja