afacan

== Turkish == === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish آفاجان (afacan). Redhouse and Kelekian derive the word from Persian آفت جان (âfat-i jân). Nişanyan says the origin is unknown. === Adjective === afacan clever mischievous, impish ==== Derived terms ==== afacanlık === Further reading === Robert Avery et al., editors (2013), “afacan”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN Kélékian, Diran (1911), “آفاجان”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎[1] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 25b Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “afacan”, in Nişanyan Sözlük Redhouse, James W. (1890), “آفاجان”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 153a