hodan
Appearance
See also: Hodan
Turkish
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Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Ottoman Turkish خودان (hodan, “borage”); further etymology is unknown.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]hodan (definite accusative hodanı, plural hodanlar)
- borage, starflower, any Mediterranean plant of the species Borago officinalis, used in salads
Declension
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “hodan”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “hodan”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “hodan”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 2, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1977