vezin

Old Occitan

Etymology

Latin vicinus. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French voisin.

Noun

vezin m (oblique plural vezins, nominative singular vezins, nominative plural vezin)

1. neighbor

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “vicinus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 14: U–Z, page 414

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish وزن, from Arabic وَزْن (wazn).

Noun

vezin (definite accusative vezni, plural vezinler)

1. rhythm
2. metre
3. measure