dirvana

Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Bulgarian дървена f (dǎrvena, “wooden”).

Noun

dirvana (dialectal, İzmir, Samsun, Rize)

1. churn for making oil or ayran

   Synonym: yayık

References

• “dirvana (I)”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), volume 4, Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1969, page 1519b
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “dirvana”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1241b

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Pontic Greek τρυγόνα (trygóna), τυργόνα (tyrgóna), compare Greek τρυγόνα (trygóna).

Noun

dirvana (dialectal, Gümüşhane)

1. turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur)

   Synonyms: üveyik, (dialectal) tartar

References

• “dirvana (II)”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), volume 4, Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1969, page 1519b