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pehlivan

pehlivan

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Noun

pehlìvān m (Cyrillic spelling пехлѝва̄н)

  1. (regional, Bosnia) tightrope walker, ropewalker
  2. (regional, Bosnia) acrobat
  3. (regional, Bosnia) wrestler
  4. (regional, Bosnia) exhibitionist (one who attempts to draw attention to himself or herself by his or her behavior)

Declension

Synonyms


Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish [Term?], from Persian پهلوان (pahlavân)

Noun

pehlivan (definite accusative pehlivanı, plural pehlivanlar)

  1. A yağlı güreş wrestler

Declension

Derived terms

  • başpehlivan