jorgovani
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (ergavâni, erguvâni), from Persian ارغوانی (arğavâni, “purple”). Compare jȍrgovān, adžùvān.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jorɡoʋǎːniː/
- Hyphenation: jor‧go‧va‧ni
References
- Abdulah Škaljić (1966), Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Svjetlost: Sarajevo, page 373
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