Jûjî

leng

/lɛŋɡ/

1.adjective
  1. lame, limping

  2. awkward

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *langa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *langa- (“lame”). Confer Persian لنگ (leng, “lame; leg”), Central Kurdish لەنگ (leng), Sanskrit लङ्ग (laṅga, “lame”).

2.nounmasculinePlural: leng
  1. alternative form of ling (“leg; foot”)

    de
    behindert
    tr
    sakat / aksak / topal / çolpa
    kmr
    Kesa/ê ku dest yan lingên wî baş naxebitin.

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *langa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *langa- (“lame”). Confer Persian لنگ (leng, “lame; leg”), Central Kurdish لەنگ (leng), Sanskrit लङ्ग (laṅga, “lame”).

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