لاف

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Persian لاف (lâf).

Noun

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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
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Descendants

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

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Persian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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لاف (lâf)

  1. boast
  2. bluff

Derived terms

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Descendants

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