پلنك

See also: پلنگ

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian پلنگ (palang, “panther; leopard”).

Noun

پلنگ • (peleng)

  1. leopard, a large wild cat native to Africa and Asia (Panthera pardus)
    Synonyms: بارس (bars), قپلان (kaplan), یوز (yuz)
  2. tiger, the largest living felid, indigenous of Asia (Panthera tigris)
    Synonym: قپلان (kaplan)

Derived terms

  • پلنگی (pelengi, “the quality of a leopard”)
  • پلنگین (pelengin, “leopard-like”)
  • پلنگینه (pelengine, “coat or rug of leopard skin”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: peleng
  • → Armenian: փէլէնկ (pʻēlēnk)

Further reading

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