صفالو

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From صفا‎ (safa) +‎ ـلو‎ (-lı).

Adjective

صفالو • (safalı, sefalı)

that gives pleasure or enjoyment

Descendants

→ Armenian: սէֆալը (sēfalə)
→ Bulgarian: сафалъ́ (safalǎ́)
→ Laz: სეჶალი (sefali)

References

Hindoglu, Artin (1838), “صفالو”, in Hazine-i lûgat ou dictionnaire abrégé turc-français, Vienna: F. Beck, page 300b
Pōzačean, Yakovbos (1841), “սէֆալը”, in Hamaṙōt baṙaran i tačkakanē i hay [Concise Ottoman–Armenian Dictionary], Vienna: Mekhitarist Press, page 835a
Redhouse, James W. (1890), “صفالو”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1178

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