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Where does “بلبل” come from?

بلبل (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Classical Persian بلبل, from Arabic بُلْبُل — nightingale.

بلبل (Ottoman Turkish): nightingale; bulbul

Definitions

  1. nightingale; bulbul

Ancestry of “بلبل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianبلبل—
2Arabicبُلْبُلnightingale

Words derived from “بلبل”

  • μπιρμπίλι
  • בילביל
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