طرفانده
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Ottoman Turkish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Arabic طرفة. Akin to Middle Armenian Թուրուանդ (Tʻuruand), Թուրվանդ (Tʻurvand), a female given name.
Noun[edit]
طرفانده • (turfanda)
- firstling of fruits
Descendants[edit]
- Turkish: turfanda
- → Romanian: trufanda
- → Armenian: թըռֆանտա (tʻəṙfanta), թո̈ւրվա̈նդա̈ (tʻürvändä)
References[edit]
- Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1944) “Թուրվանդ”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (Erewani petakan hamalsaran. Gitakan ašxatutʻyunner; 24) (in Armenian), volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 373, derives from Persian
- Hindoglu, Artin (1838) “تورفنده”, in Hazine-i lûgat ou dictionnaire abrégé turc-français[1], Vienna: F. Beck, page 152