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Turkish words in the OED

The following have some sort of Turkish etymology. The format is nasty - simple copy/paste. But if you edit this page then you can see the individual words better. SemperBlotto 17:27, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Reformatted for readability (though it's a bit long now; subpage?). Equinox 16:12, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

alcalde same word as a Turkish title is englished cadi. So
aoul [Eastern Turkish aul.]
argileh, n. ghile n.). Cf. Turkish nargile. In quot. perh
avania abic, Persian, Turkish: see Devic, in Littre's Sup
average, n.the Arabic or Turkish avania, avaria, is of great
baklava [ Turkish.]
baksheesh, bakhshish, n. sed in Arabic, Turkish, and Urdu.]
bashalic(k [a. Turkish bashalik, pashalik jurisdic
bashaw [a. Turkish basha, variant of pasha, pr
batman [ Turkish (Chaghatai) batman, (Osmanl
bazaar, bazar Hindustani and Turkish, and seems to have come int
begum m, ad. Eastern Turkish bigim princess, fem. of big
benish [ Turkish binis (properly = riding-ha
bergamot perversion of Turkish beg-armudi 'prince's pear,
boomerang, n. ing slightly a Turkish scimitar') is in the Sydney
bouzouki mpouzouki; cf. Turkish bozuk.]
boza, bosa [ Turkish boza 'a kind of thick white
brank, n. lit. 'heathen, Turkish'. There is a certain simila
bridge, n.an unrecorded Turkish form *bir-uc 'one-three' (s
caftan [ Turkish qaftan, also used in Pers.
caïque r. caique, ad. Turkish kaik.]
caracal F. caracal, a. Turkish qarah-qulaq, f. qarah black
caramoussal, carmousal caramussale, a Turkish merchantman (Baretti), Sp.
carpet, n. te rug, small ( Turkish) carpet is app. from Eng.).
caviare, caviar igin, found in Turkish as khavyar; in Italian in
chagan agano, ad. Old Turkish khaqan king, sovereign; see
chagrin, n. in (Diez); ad. Turkish caghri, caghri, saghri, rum
chebec, -ck bbak, shobbak, Turkish sunbeki (Meninski, ). U
chiaus adaptation of Turkish chaush (in Pers. chawush) m
chibouk, chibouque [a. Turkish chibuk, lit. small stick, a
chouse, n. about ), a Turkish official messenger; but the
coffee, n. ab. qahwah, in Turkish pronounced kahveh, the name
comitadji lkan form, ad. Turkish komitaci, f. komita, f. F.
coolie, n. elated Ottoman Turkish qul slave (Turkish kul). In
cully, n. sy chulai man, Turkish Gypsy khulai gentleman.]
darbuka, n. ombak. Compare Turkish darbuka.]
dervish wesh, darwish, Turkish dervish, the latter being t
dey [a. F. dey, Turkish dai 'maternal uncle'. Also
divan wan, diwan; in Turkish divan, whence in many Europ
dizdar, disdar [Pers. and Turkish dizdar, f. Pers. diz castle
dolma [ Turkish, f. dolmak to fill, be fill
dolman [orig. a. Turkish dolaman or dolamah, whence
dolmus, dolmush [ Turkish dolmus a vehicle or boat wh
doner kebab [a. Turkish doner kebap, f. doner ppl.
drabant n doroban, ad. Turkish (orig. Pers.) darban porter
dunam [mod.Heb., f. Turkish donum.]
effendi [ Turkish efendi, a corruption of Gr.
Ghuzz, n. and a. zz (also guz) Turkish Oguz Oghuz n.]
gulet, n. [ Turkish gulet, sailing warship, sch
heyduck = chaidoutes, Turkish haidud robber, brigand.]
hyleg In Pers. (and Turkish) hailaj, 'a calculation of
ichoglan [obs. Turkish ich oglan, f. ich interior
Iftar, n. [ Ottoman Turkish iftar Arabic iftar to brea
ijtihad, n. d n.). Compare Turkish ictihad, Persian ejtehad.]
ikbal [ Turkish.]
Iliat [ Turkish ilat, pl. of il country, wa
irade [ Turkish, a. Ar. iradah will, desire
jackal, n. [Corruption of Turkish chakal, ad. Pers. shagal, o
janizary, janissary Ultimately ad. Turkish yeni-tsheri, f. yeni new, m
jelick [ Turkish yelek waistcoat.]
kaimakam [ Turkish qaimaqam, ad. Arab. qa'im m
kaza [ Turkish kaza, related to kadi cadi.
Kemalism(c-), Turkish soldier and statesman + -is
kharaj, kharatch ypt kharag, in Turkish kharatch tribute.]
kurus [ Turkish kurus.]
kuvasz Hungarian, fr. Turkish kavas guard.]
lavash, n. artly Ottoman Turkish lavas (modern Turkish lavas
lilac Sp. or Arab.), Turkish leilaq (whence possibly the
liman e Dnieper (cf. Turkish liman harbour, mod.Gr. lima
macramé�, n. [ Turkish mikrama, colloquial makrama
madrasah, n.variously via Turkish medrese (compare English fo
mahone, n. similar date) Turkish mavuna, mavna, of uncertain
majlis, n. ersian majles, Turkish meclis (c = /dZ/), and thei
majoun, n. tuary, majoun ( Turkish macun (c = /dZ/)), passive
Mamamouchi, n. , an imaginary Turkish title (invented by Moliere
Mameluke, n. he Arabic. The Turkish pronunciation is /mEmlu:k/,
Mamur, n. r n.). Compare Turkish memur charged with (as past
mancala, n. game', Ottoman Turkish manqala 'a board with two r
mandarah, n.view. Compare Turkish manzara view, panorama.]
mandil, n. chief, turban, Turkish mendil handkerchief) Byzan
mangal, n. [ Ottoman Turkish mangal brazier, chafing-dis
manghir, n. ly its etymon Turkish mangir a copper (rarely bra
manzil, n. ersian manzil, Turkish menzil halting place, day's
maral, n. eer, ibex, and Turkish maral, meral doe.]
March, n.Greek martio; Turkish mart; Basque martxo.In anci
marquisotte, v.cut after the Turkish fashion, all being shauen a
martagon, n. ), and Ottoman Turkish martagan, glossed by J. W.
masjid, n. urkey (compare Turkish cami) and the former Ottoma
mazut, n. an Azerbaijani Turkish derivative ultimately of Ar
Mechitarist, n. and adj. k (-), Turkish-born Armenian priest, who f
medjidie, n. etymon Ottoman Turkish mejidiye (Turkish mecidiye)
medjidite, n. ecid in modern Turkish orthography), Ottoman Sulta
meerschaum, n. ly translating Turkish deniz kopugu meerschaum, or
meltemi, n. nd the related Turkish meltem offshore breeze, of
mespil, n. or via Ottoman Turkish (compare Turkish musmula),
metalik, n. [ Ottoman Turkish metalik (later metelik; com
Mevlevi, n. [ Turkish Mevlevi Arabic mawlawi, us
meze, n. mezede) snack, Turkish meze snack, appetizer, and
miaow, int.Russian mjau, Turkish miyav, Finnish miau, Chines
millet, n. x.With black, Turkish, Indian, African, Caffre mi
millet, n. [ Turkish millet nation, group of co-
minaret, n. [ Ottoman Turkish menare, Turkish minare (or
Mir, n. pare Urdu mir, Turkish mir (both Persian). Compar
mistico, n. stiko, Ottoman Turkish mistiqo (; Turkish mist
mithqal, n. ian, Urdu, and Turkish, and (in the g forms) direc
Moors, n. (and adj.)and Turks for Turkish.]
morcha, n. pare Chaghatay Turkish boljar place where troops a
motherland, n. arty n., after Turkish Anavatan Partisi]
moussaka, n. [ Ottoman Turkish musaqa, Turkish musakka, ul
mudir, n. [ Ottoman Turkish mudir (Turkish mudur) direc
Mudjur, n. [ Mudjur ( Turkish Mucur), the name (as former
muezzin, n. abic); compare Turkish muezzin, Persian and Urdu m
mukhtar, n. partly via Turkish muhtar.Forms in sense wi
mullah, n. nd Urdu mulla, Turkish molla, and their etymon Ara
muse, n. bly partly via Turkish muz. Compare Italian musa (
musellim, n. [ colloquial Turkish musellim shortened Turkish
mussalchee, n. agent suffix ( Turkish -ci, -ci).]
Mussulman, n. and adj. ly via Ottoman Turkish musluman (also colloquial O
Mussulmanlik, n. oquial Ottoman Turkish musulmanlik (Turkish muslum
mutasarrif, n. [ Ottoman Turkish, Turkish mutasarrif governo
mute, adj. and n. , servant of a Turkish sultan () Anglo-Norman
nagara, n. , for example, Turkish nakkare, Armenian naghara,
namaz, n. [Partly Turkish namaz, partly Urdu namaz,
narghile, n. [Partly Turkish nargile, partly Persian na
nazir, n.sense compare Turkish nazir superintendent, also
Nesite, n. lled in modern Turkish Kultepe, lit. 'hill of ashe
ney, n. [ Turkish ney reed, flute and its ety
Nizam, n. [ Ottoman Turkish nizam (Turkish nizam), shor
oda, n. [ Turkish oda room, chamber, (also) j
odalisque, n. and adj.same source) Turkish odalik ( oda oda n. + -lik,
Oghuz, n. and adj. [ Turkish Oguz, the name (attested fr
Oghuzian, adj. and n. [ Turkish Oguz Oghuz n. + -ian suffix
oke, n.ocque () Turkish okka, of uncertain origin.
ongon, n. ggun). Compare Turkish ongun totem, Russian ongon
Osmanli, n. and adj. [ Ottoman Turkish Osmanli (Turkish Osmanli) o
Othman, adj. and n. founder of the Turkish dynasty and empire (see Osm
padishah, n. artly Ottoman Turkish padisah, modern Turkish pad
palank, n. a market town, Turkish palanca stockade, Hungarian
pandermite, n. e of Panderma ( Turkish Bandirma), a town in northe
pandour, n. ur and Ottoman Turkish pandur, pandor rural watchm
papoosh, n. and its etymon Turkish pabuc shoe, slipper early
paprika, adj. and n.as Torok-bors Turkish pepper. The name paprika fi
para, n. [ Ottoman Turkish para (Turkish para) small c
paranja, n. veil) Ottoman Turkish feraje (Turkish ferace) fer
pasha, n. [ Ottoman Turkish pasa (modern Turkish pasa)
pashalik, n. and adj. [ Turkish pasalik rank of pasha, terr
pastrami, n. rama) Ottoman Turkish basdirma, lit. 'something p
peri, n. e, but compare Turkish peri.]
peshkash, n. m peshkesh via Turkish peskes.]
Phanar, n. use, lantern' ( Turkish fener) medieval Greek fana
piastre, n. coin (), a Turkish, Ottoman or Egyptian coin (
pic, n. [ Levantine Turkish pik ancient Greek phxu dis
pilaf, n. [ Turkish pilav Persian pilav (see p
pitta | pita, n. ersian kumaj). Turkish pide () is a loanword,
porte, n.after Ottoman Turkish bab-i ali ( Arabic bab gate
posh, n. and adj. ian, Urdu, and Turkish, but in no case is there di
Prophet flower, n.after Ottoman Turkish gul-i peygamber, lit. 'flow
purse, n.after Ottoman Turkish kise, (in later sources) ke
qursh, n. astre Ottoman Turkish qurus, gurus kurus n. Compa
rahat lokum, n. ritten Ottoman Turkish rahatulhulkum (colloquial r
Rajput, n. and adj. lier), Ottoman Turkish rasbut (th cent.).]
raki, n. [ Ottoman Turkish raqi brandy, spirits (Turki
rakia, n. atian rakija ( Turkish raki raki n.), apparently o
Ramadan, n. artly Ottoman Turkish ramazan (Turkish ramazan);
redif [ Turkish, a. Arab. redif one who fol
roche alum from Roccha, a Turkish province in N. Syria, is ev
Roumelian, a. (n.) tine Greek (of Turkish nationality), il province.]
saffian an saftian, a. Turkish (Persian) saxtiyan. Cf. Ger
saffron, n. and a. d unchanged in Turkish, Persian, and Hindustani);
saic F. saique, ad. Turkish shaiqa.]
salep Pg. salepo, a. Turkish salep, a. Arabic thaleb (pr
samiel [a. Turkish samyel, f. sam a. Arab. sam
sandal, n. [a. Turkish and Persian sandal, Arab. c
sanjak [ Turkish sanjaq; lit. 'banner'.]
sanjakbeg, -bey [ Turkish: see sanjak and beg n., be
santir, santour santir (Pers., Turkish santur), corruption of Gr.
satin, n. (and a.) [F. turc = Turkish]
Scanderbeg, n. and a. [A use of the Turkish appellation (Iskander = Ale
scimitar , samitarra. A Turkish origin would be expected, b
selictar [repr. Turkish pronunciation of Pers. sila
seraglioto render the Turkish serai lodging, palace (see
serai [a. Turkish (orig. Persian) serai lodgi
seraph , corruptly a. Turkish sharif: see shariffe. Cf. I
seraskier [repr. Turkish pronunciation of Pers. sera
serpet [error for Turkish sepet wicker basket.]
shabracque, shabrack agyar csabrag, Turkish capraq.]
shawarma, n. irma, sawirma Turkish cevirme sliced meat roasted
sherbet [a. Turkish and Persian sherbet, a. Ara
shisha, n.sisa glass or Turkish sise glass.]
shish kebab [a. Turkish siskebap, f. sis skewer + k
solak [a. Turkish solaq. So F. solak.]
spahi [ad. Turkish (Persian) sipahi: see sepoy
Stambouline, a. and n. m of Istanbul, Turkish name of Constantinople + -i
subashi [ Turkish subashi and cubashi, f. cu
tabor, n. gyar tabor, a. Turkish tabor camp (anciently a cam
talisman c, Persian, or Turkish spoken word, imperfectly ca
talisman c, Persian, or Turkish. The only Arabic form at al
tandour, tandoor ur, a. tandur, Turkish pronunc. of Pers. and Arab.
Tartarish, a.+ -ish: cf. Turkish.]
Tat, n. a. Russ., from Turkish.]
tea, n. ), Arab. shay, Turkish chay. The Portuguese brough
tezkere, teskere tathkirah, in Turkish tezkere, lit. memorandum, r
timar [Persian (and Turkish) timar attendance, watching
tophaike [ad. vulgar Turkish tufek (literary tufeng) mus
toughra [a. Turkish tura, tugra.]
trabant . drabanti; of Turkish (orig. Pers.) origin: see d
trehala [ad. Turkish tiqalah, native name.]
tulip i)band, vulgar Turkish pronunciation of Persian du
turban, n. and, in vulgar Turkish pronounced tulbant, tul(i)p
turbeh [ Turkish, a. Arab. turbah tomb, sepu
Turcoman applied to the Turkish nomads. Hence med.L. Turcom
turcopole children of a Turkish or Saracen father and Greek
turken, v. see turkess(e, turkish v. Possibly f. Turk n. + -
turkess(e, -eis(e, -is(s, v. k and Turkeys, Turkish; at least, they were often
turkey-cock ed through the Turkish dominions; it was called Gu
turkis, turkes, -esse -queis, -quois Turkish; prop. tenailles turquoises
turkish, v. [app. f. Turkish a.: cf. turkess(e v.]
Turkishly, adv. [f. Turkish a. + -ly.]
turquesque It. turchesco) Turkish.]
turquin he meaning of ' Turkish' may be preserved.]
turquoise, n. (a.)turquois adj. Turkish, in full pierre turquoise,
tzatziki, n. . tsatsiki, f. Turkish.]
Uighur, n. and a. [ad. East Turkish uighur, f. ui to follow, fi
vampire, n. suggests north Turkish uber witch, as a possible s
vilayet [ Turkish, ad. Ar. welayeh, -yet dist
wazir ir, whence the Turkish vezir: see vizier.]
woodoo [ Turkish wazu.]
yaourt [ Turkish yoghurt (with quiescent gh)
yataghan [a. Turkish yataghan.]
yogurt [a. Turkish yoghurt.]
zaptieh [ Turkish dabtiyeh, f. Arab. dabt adm
zarcole [ Turkish.]
zel