لاف

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian لاف (lâf).

Noun

لاف (lâf)

  1. word
    Synonym: سوز (söz)
  2. conversation, chat
    Synonym: لقردی (lakırdı)
    لاف ایتمكlâf etmekto talk, converse
  3. babble, chatter, chit-chat
    لاف آتمقlâf atmakto chatter, babble
  4. boastfulness, bragging
    لاف اورمقlâf urmakto boast

Descendants

  • Turkish: laf
  • Albanian: llaf
  • Armenian: լաֆ (laf)
  • Aromanian: lafilafe
  • Bulgarian: лаф (laf)
  • Macedonian: лаф (laf)
  • Romanian: laf

References

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian , cognate with Pashto لودل (laudal, to say, tell), and Sanskrit लपति (lapati, chatter).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? lāf
Dari reading? lāf
Iranian reading? lâf
Tajik reading? lof

Noun

لاف (lâf)

  1. boast
  2. bluff

Derived terms

Descendants

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