lenj

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Persian لنج or Gulf Arabic لَنْج.

Noun[edit]

lenj (plural lenjs)

  1. A type of traditional fishing boat, typically hand-built, used in the Persian Gulf.
    • 2015 September 17, I. D. Roberts, For Kingdom and Country, Allison & Busby, →ISBN:
      [] in between a lenj fishing boat and a row of dhows. He cut the engine and glided the motor launch in. A dockhand was sat at the quayside edge, feet dangling over the water.

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěnъ.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

lȇnj (definite lȇnjī, comparative lȅnjī, Cyrillic spelling ле̑њ)

  1. lazy

Declension[edit]