وامپیر

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French vampire, probably from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr and ultimately from Proto-Slavic *ǫpyrь (“vampire”).

Noun

وامپیر • (vampir)

  1. vampire, a mythological creature said to feed on blood
  2. vampire bat, a blood-sucking bat (Desmodus rotundus)

Descendants

  • Turkish: vampir

Further reading

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