لینت

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic لِينَة (līna).

Noun

لینت • (linet) (definite accusative لینتی (lineti), plural لینتلر (linetler))

  1. softness, the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded
    Synonym: یومشاقلق (yumşaklık)
  2. diarrhea, a gastrointestinal disorder characterized by very soft and watery bowel movements
    Synonym: اسهال (ishâl)

Derived terms

  • لینت كلمك (linet gelmek, “for the bowels, to be relaxed”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: linet

Further reading

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