taflan

== Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish طفلان (taflan, “cherry laurel”), from a variant of Arabic دِفْلَى (diflā, “oleander”), ultimately from Ancient Greek δᾰ́φνη (dắphnē, “sweet bay”). Doublet of defne. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tafˈɫan/ Hyphenation: taf‧lan === Noun === taflan (definite accusative taflanı, plural taflanlar) cherry laurel, an evergreen shrub of the species Prunus laurocerasus Synonym: karayemiş ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “taflan”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “taflan”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “taflan”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 4, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4527 Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “taflan”, in Nişanyan Sözlük