لوند

Ottoman Turkish

لوند

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian لوند (lavand, coquettish, flirtatious).

Noun

لوند • (levend)

  1. scapegrace, scoundrel, rascal, rogue, knave, a person without honour or virtue
  2. (historical) levend, a soldier recruited in eastern countries who worked in Venetian ships
  3. (historical) levend, any person of the military class working for the Ottoman navy
  4. (in general) irregular, a soldier who is not a member of an official military force

Derived terms

  • لوندانه (levendane, roystering)
  • لوندلك (levendlik, the state of being a levend)

Descendants

  • Turkish: levent
  • Albanian: levend
  • Armenian: լէվէնտ (lēvēnt)
  • Greek: λεβέντης (levéntis)

Further reading

Pashto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lund̪/

Adjective

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لوند • (lund)

  1. wet

Declension

Dialectal:

Persian

Adjective

لوند • (lavand)

  1. (Iran) coquettish, flirtatious

Noun

لوند • (lavand)

  1. (Dari) harlot
  2. (Dari) idler

Descendants

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