livendu

Aromanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish لوند (levend).

Adjective

livendu

  1. handsome and capable
    • Folk tale about the silkworm; published in Simion Florea Marian, Insectele în limba, credințele și obiceiurile românilor [Insects in the language, faith and traditions of the Romanians]‎[1], Bucharest: Romanian Academy, 1903, page 280:
      Veḑi-l țe primtu și țe livendu-ĭ.
      See how proud and handsome he is.

Noun

livendu

  1. brave, handsome young man

Derived terms

  • livindeatsã

Further reading

  • Cunia, Tiberius (2010) “livendu”, in Dictsiunar a Limbãljei Armãneascã (in Aromanian), Constanța: Editura Cartea Aromãnã, page 594
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