livendu

Aromanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish لوند (levend).

Adjective

livendu

1. handsome and capable
   • Folk tale about the silkworm; published in Simion Florea Marian, Insectele în limba, credințele și obiceiurile românilor [Insects in the language, faith and traditions of the Romanians]‎^[1], Bucharest: Romanian Academy, 1903, page 280:

     Veḑi-l țe primtu și țe livendu-ĭ.

     See how proud and handsome he is.

Noun

livendu

1. brave, handsome young man

Derived terms

• livindeatsã

Further reading

• Cunia, Tiberius (2010) “livendu”, in Dictsiunar a Limbãljei Armãneascã (in Aromanian), Constanța: Editura Cartea Aromãnã, page 594