jargavan
Albanian
Alternative forms
- jorgovan, arkivan, jarkivan
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish ارغوان (ergavân, erguvân), from Persian ارغوان (arğawān, arğuwān, “purple; Judas tree”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jaɾɡaˈvan/
Noun
jargavan f (indefinite plural jargavanë, definite singular jargavani, definite plural jargavanët)
Synonyms
References
- Topalli, Kolec (2017), “jargavan”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 669
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