صفالو

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From صفا (safa) +‎ ـلو (-lı).

Adjective

صفالو • (safalı, sefalı)

1. that gives pleasure or enjoyment

Descendants

• → Armenian: սէֆալը (sēfalə)
• → Bulgarian: сафалъ́ (safalǎ́)
• → Laz: სეჶალი (sefali)

References

• Hindoglu, Artin (1838) “صفالو”, in Hazine-i lûgat ou dictionnaire abrégé turc-français‎^[1], Vienna: F. Beck, page 300b
• Pōzačean, Yakovbos (1841) “սէֆալը”, in Hamaṙōt baṙaran i tačkakanē i hay [Concise Ottoman–Armenian Dictionary]‎^[2], Vienna: Mekhitarist Press, page 835a
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “صفالو”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[3], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1178