بادبان

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian بادبان (bâdbân, sail).

Noun

بادبان • (badban)

  1. (literary, poetic) sail, a piece of fabric attached to a boat
    Synonyms: شراع (şiraʿ), یلكن (yelken)

Descendants

  • Turkish: badban

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian wʾtpʾn' (wādbān). By surface analysis, باد (bâd, wind) +‎ بان (bân, keeper; see ـبان)).

Compare typologically Russian ветри́ло (vetrílo) < ве́тер (véter) (cognate via Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɒːd̪ˈbɒn]
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Noun

Iranian Persian بادبان
Tajik бодбон

بادبان • (bâdbân) (plural بادبان‌ها)

  1. (nautical) sail

Derived terms

  • بادبانی (bâdbâni)
  • قایق بادبانی (qâyeq-e bâdbâni)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بادبان (bādbān).

Noun

بادبان • (bādbānm (Hindi spelling बादबान)

  1. (nautical) sail

Derived terms