findjan

See also: findján

English

Noun

findjan (plural findjans)

1. Alternative form of finjan

Ladino

Alternative forms

• (Bulgaria, Salonica) fildjan, findján, (Monastir, Sarajevo) fuldjan

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish فنجان (fincan), from Arabic فِنْجَان (finjān), from Persian پنگان.

Noun

findjan m (Hebrew spelling פ׳ינג׳אן)

1. cup (a concave vessel for drinking, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle)

   Synonym: tasa

2. small, usually porcelain cup traditionally for Turkish coffee

   Synonym: findjaniko

   • 2002, Gad Nassi, editor, En Tierras Ajenas Yo Me Vo Murir: Tekstos Kontemporanos en Djudeo-espaniol : Leyenda de Una Lingua - Haketia - Kuentos. Memorias - Meliselda - Oki Oki‎^[1], Isis, →ISBN, page 509:

     Despues me ordenava mi madre de kozer el kave i para la Tia Estambolia avia ke meterle un poko kaymak en el findjan, koza ke no se azia para ningun otro.

     Then my mother told me to cook the coffee, and for Aunt Estambolia I had to put a little whipped cream in the coffee cup, something that would not be done for anybody else.