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jorgovani

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Serbo-Croatian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Ottoman Turkish ارغوانی (ergavani, erguvani), from Persian ارغوانی (arğavâni, purple). Compare jȍrgovān, adžùvān.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jorɡoʋǎːniː/
  • Hyphenation: jor‧go‧va‧ni

Adjective

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jorgovánī m (Cyrillic spelling јоргова́нӣ) (indeclinable)

  1. lilac

References

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  • Škaljić, Abdulah (1966) Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost, page 373