aferim

Moldavian

/a.feˈrim/

interjection
Definitions
  • bravo! often with an ironic meaning

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آفرم borrowed from Persian آفرین (bravo, well done).

Origin

Persian

آفرین

Gloss

bravo, well done

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