لوفر

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Greek λουφάρι (loufári), a form of γουφάρι n (goufári), γοφάρι (gofári), from Mediaeval Byzantine Greek γο(υ)μφάριον (go(u)mphárion), from Ancient Greek γόμφος (gómphos, bolt, dowel, nail) + ending -άριον (-árion).

Noun

لوفر (lüfer)

  1. bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)

Descendants

  • Turkish: lüfer
  • Bulgarian: лефе́р (lefér)

References