canfəşan
Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Persian جان فشان (jân-fešân).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
canfəşan (comparative daha canfəşan, superlative ən canfəşan)
- (dated) extremely loyal, to the point of selflessness and self-sacrifice
- Synonym: fədakar
- zealous; eager; going out of one's way (especially when out of place, in vain or ostensibly, not sincerely)
Derived terms
References
- Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “canfəşan”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language][1] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, Baku: Şərq-Qərb