lezet

See also: ležet

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish لذت (lezzet, “taste; flavor; pleasure, enjoyment”).[1] From Arabic لَذَّة (laḏḏa).

Noun

lezet m (plural lezetë)

  1. pleasant flavour, savor
  2. pleasure
    Ka lezetǃ
    It's worth it!, or, it's delightful!, or, it has charm!, or, it feels nice / enjoyable!, or, it’s pleasing!.
    Kafeja në mëngjes ka lezet.
    Coffee in the morning is delightful / hits different / has its charm.

Derived terms

  • lezetshëm

References

  1. ^ Bufli, G.; Rocchi, L. (2021), “lezet”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 281

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish لذت (lezzet), from Arabic لَذَّة (laḏḏa).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: le‧zet

Noun

lezet

  1. taste, flavor

Declension

Declension of lezet
singular plural
nominative lezet lezetler
genitive lezetniñ lezetlerniñ
dative lezetke lezetlerge
accusative lezetni lezetlerni
locative lezette lezetlerde
ablative lezetten lezetlerden

Derived terms

  • lezetli
  • lezetsiz

References

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