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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Ottoman Turkish ارغوانی (ergavani, erguvani), from Persian ارغوانی (arğavâni, “purple”). Compare jȍrgovān, adžùvān.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jorɡoʋǎːniː/
- Hyphenation: jor‧go‧va‧ni
Adjective
jorgovánī m (Cyrillic spelling јоргова́нӣ) (indeclinable)
- lilac
References
- Škaljić, Abdulah (1966) Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost, page 373