لیوار

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • لیور (liver)

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek βιβάριον (vivárion) or λιβάριον (livárion, “aquarium, fish tank”), itself from Latin vīvārium (“park, preserve, enclosure”).

Noun

لیوار • (livar) (definite accusative لیواری (livarı), plural لیوارلر (livarlar))

  1. fishpond, a small pond in communication with the sea, for keeping live fish for use

Descendants

  • Turkish: livar

Further reading

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