پلیت

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a corruption of Arabic بَلُّوط (ballūṭ, “oak; acorn”), itself from Aramaic בְּלוּטָא (bəllūṭā, ballūṭā, “oak; acorn”).

Noun

پلیت • (pelit) (definite accusative پلیدی (pelidi), plural پلیتلر (pelitler))

  1. acorn, the nut-like fruit of the oak, especially of the valonia oak
    Synonym: پالاموت (palamut)

Derived terms

  • پلیت آغاجی (pelit ağacı, “valonia oak”)
  • پلیت غربی (pelit garbı, “valonia oak”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: pelit
  • → Ladino: pelit

Further reading

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