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levent

Pronunciation: /leˈvent/

“levent” is a Romanian word. Its 6 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. gallant, well-mannered
  2. capable, in one's prime
  3. fearless

noun

  1. levend (soldier of the Ottoman Navy)
  2. Moldovan mercenary in Wallachia
  3. member of a Hungarian nationalistic paramilitary group between 1920 and 1945

In Romanian

  1. marinar turc din marina de război a Imperiului Otoman, originar din Levant.
  2. mercenar moldovean din oastea Țării Românești.
  3. (înv.) darnic, generos.
  4. (înv.) voinic, viteaz.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish لوند (levend). First attested in the 18th century. The positive senses mirror developments in other Balkan languages, such as Greek λεβέντης (levéntis) or Serbo-Croatian lèvēnta.

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