мегдан

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish میدان (Turkish meydan), from Persian میدان (meydân), from Arabic مَيْدَان (maydān).

Noun

мегдан (megdan) m

  1. square
  2. open space

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish میدان, from Persian میدان (meydân), from Arabic مَيْدَان (maydān).

Noun

мегдан (megdan) m

  1. battlefield
  2. (archaic) square (open space)

Inflection


Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish میدان (Turkish meydan), from Persian میدان (meydân), from Arabic مَيْدَان (maydān). Compare мѐјда̄н.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /měɡdaːn/
  • Hyphenation: мег‧дан

Noun

мѐгда̄н m (Latin spelling mègdān)

  1. (historical) a type of competition in physical training organized in the medieval Balkans during the Ottoman Empire
  2. (regional, expressively, folk poetry and oral literature) battle, duel, fight

Declension

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