erguvan

== Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ارغوان (erguvan), from Classical Persian اَرْغُوَان (arġuwān, “purple; Judas tree”), from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾlgwkʾn' /⁠argawān⁠/, “purple”), ultimately from Akkadian 𒋠𒍝𒆳𒋛𒀀 (argawannu, “red purple”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eɾ.ɡuˈvan/ Hyphenation: er‧gu‧van === Noun === erguvan (definite accusative erguvanı, plural erguvanlar) Judas tree, a small, deciduous tree of the species Cercis siliquastrum Synonym: deliboynuz ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “erguvan”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Alkayış, Fatih (2019), “erguvan”, in Türkiye Türkçesinde bitki adları [Plant Names in Turkish of Turkey] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Hiperlink Yayınları, page 245 Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “erguvan”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “erguvan”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 2, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1465 Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “erguvan”, in Nişanyan Sözlük