Turkish
Etymology
From Romani lubni (“whore, prostitute”),[1] which is ultimately a derivative of Sanskrit लुभ् (lubh, “to desire, covet”).[2] The Romani word is borrowed into the slang of other languages: Greek λουμπινί (loumpiní, “the secret language of effeminate gay men and prostitutes”), λουμπίνα (loumpína, “a passive homosexual”), λούμπεν (loúmpen, “a passive homosexual”), Czech lubňa (“prostitute”), Spanish lumi (“slut”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɫuˈbunjɑ/, [ɫ̪uˈbun̪.jɑ]
- Rhymes: -unjɑ
- Hyphenation: lu‧bun‧ya
Noun
lubunya (definite accusative lubunyayı, plural lubunyalar)
- (gay slang, LGBTQ) effeminate gay man, fag
- Synonym: top
Kız şurdaki lubunyaya bak!- Girl look at that fag over there!
Usage notes
- Unlike most other names for effeminate gay men, lubunya is generally used by the gay community in a non-pejorative manner.
Declension
Declension of lubunya
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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lubunya
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lubunyalar
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| definite accusative
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lubunyayı
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lubunyaları
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| dative
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lubunyaya
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lubunyalara
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| locative
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lubunyada
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lubunyalarda
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| ablative
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lubunyadan
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lubunyalardan
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| genitive
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lubunyanın
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lubunyaların
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Possessive forms
| nominative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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lubunyam
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lubunyalarım
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| 2nd singular
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lubunyan
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lubunyaların
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| 3rd singular
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lubunyası
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lubunyaları
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| 1st plural
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lubunyamız
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lubunyalarımız
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| 2nd plural
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lubunyanız
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lubunyalarınız
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| 3rd plural
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lubunyaları
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lubunyaları
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| definite accusative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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lubunyamı
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lubunyalarımı
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| 2nd singular
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lubunyanı
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lubunyalarını
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| 3rd singular
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lubunyasını
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lubunyalarını
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| 1st plural
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lubunyamızı
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lubunyalarımızı
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| 2nd plural
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lubunyanızı
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lubunyalarınızı
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| 3rd plural
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lubunyalarını
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lubunyalarını
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| dative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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lubunyama
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lubunyalarıma
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| 2nd singular
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lubunyana
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lubunyalarına
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| 3rd singular
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lubunyasına
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lubunyalarına
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| 1st plural
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lubunyamıza
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lubunyalarımıza
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| 2nd plural
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lubunyanıza
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lubunyalarınıza
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| 3rd plural
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lubunyalarına
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lubunyalarına
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| locative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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lubunyamda
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lubunyalarımda
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| 2nd singular
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lubunyanda
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lubunyalarında
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| 3rd singular
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lubunyasında
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lubunyalarında
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| 1st plural
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lubunyamızda
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lubunyalarımızda
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| 2nd plural
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lubunyanızda
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lubunyalarınızda
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| 3rd plural
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lubunyalarında
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lubunyalarında
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| ablative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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lubunyamdan
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lubunyalarımdan
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| 2nd singular
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lubunyandan
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lubunyalarından
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| 3rd singular
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lubunyasından
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lubunyalarından
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| 1st plural
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lubunyamızdan
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lubunyalarımızdan
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| 2nd plural
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lubunyanızdan
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lubunyalarınızdan
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| 3rd plural
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lubunyalarından
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lubunyalarından
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| genitive
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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lubunyamın
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lubunyalarımın
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| 2nd singular
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lubunyanın
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lubunyalarının
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| 3rd singular
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lubunyasının
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lubunyalarının
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| 1st plural
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lubunyamızın
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lubunyalarımızın
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| 2nd plural
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lubunyanızın
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lubunyalarınızın
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| 3rd plural
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lubunyalarının
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lubunyalarının
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Predicative forms
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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lubunyayım
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lubunyalarım
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| 2nd singular
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lubunyasın
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lubunyalarsın
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| 3rd singular
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lubunya
lubunyadır
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lubunyalar
lubunyalardır
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| 1st plural
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lubunyayız
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lubunyalarız
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| 2nd plural
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lubunyasınız
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lubunyalarsınız
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| 3rd plural
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lubunyalar
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lubunyalardır
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Derived terms
References
- ^ Theodoridis, Dimitri (1966), “Einiges über die osmanische Gaunersprache”, in Alois Schmaus, editor, Beiträge zur Südosteuropa-Forschung[1] (in German), Munich: Rudolf Trofenik, page 134 of 125–134
- ^ Paspati, Alexandre G. (1870), “lubunya”, in Études sur les Tchinghianés; ou, Bohémiens de l'Empire ottoman (in French), Constantinople: Impr. A. Koroméla, page 342
Further reading
- Aktunç, Hulki (1998), “lubunya”, in Türkçenin büyük argo sözlüğü (tanıklarıyla) [Great Dictionary of Turkish Argot (with Attestations)] (in Turkish), Istanbul: YKY, page 199b
- Devellioğlu, Ferit (1980), “lubun”, in Türk argosu: İnceleme ve sözlük (Aydin Kitabevi yayınları. Sözlük dizisi; 1)[2] (in Turkish), 6th edition, Ankara: Aydın Kitabevi, page 114b
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “lubunya”, in Nişanyan Sözlük, retrieved 5/30/2024, erroneously derives from Russian люби́мая (ljubímaja, “female lover”), which only looks similar because it is the cognate of the Romani etymon through Proto-Indo-European