jorgovani

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• jargovánī

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

jorgovánī m (Cyrillic spelling јоргова́нӣ) (indeclinable)

1. lilac

References

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