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lenj

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English

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Etymology

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From Persian لنج or Gulf Arabic لَنْج.

Noun

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lenj (plural lenjes or lenjs)

  1. A type of traditional fishing boat, typically hand-built, used in the Persian Gulf.
    • 2015 September 17, I. D. Roberts, For Kingdom and Country, Allison & Busby, →ISBN:
      [] in between a lenj fishing boat and a row of dhows. He cut the engine and glided the motor launch in. A dockhand was sat at the quayside edge, feet dangling over the water.

Serbo-Croatian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěnъ.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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lȇnj (Cyrillic spelling ле̑њ, definite lȇnjī, comparative lȅnjī)

  1. lazy

Declension

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