meyhane

Turkish

Etymology

From Persian میخانه (meyxâne), compound of می (may, “wine”) and خانه (xâne, “house”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɛjhɑːnɛ]
• Hyphenation: mey‧ha‧ne

Noun

meyhane

1. (poetic) Literally meaning "beverage house" or "wine house"
2. any restaurant in which people generally eat with alcoholic beverages.
3. a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular", which is performed or chanted in a variety of ways, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	meyhane
Definite accusative	meyhaneyi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	meyhane	meyhaneler
Definite accusative	meyhaneyi	meyhaneleri
Dative	meyhaneye	meyhanelere
Locative	meyhanede	meyhanelerde
Ablative	meyhaneden	meyhanelerden
Genitive	meyhanenin	meyhanelerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular meyhanem meyhanelerim 2nd singular meyhanen meyhanelerin 3rd singular meyhanesi meyhaneleri 1st plural meyhanemiz meyhanelerimiz 2nd plural meyhaneniz meyhaneleriniz 3rd plural meyhaneleri meyhaneleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular meyhanemi meyhanelerimi 2nd singular meyhaneni meyhanelerini 3rd singular meyhanesini meyhanelerini 1st plural meyhanemizi meyhanelerimizi 2nd plural meyhanenizi meyhanelerinizi 3rd plural meyhanelerini meyhanelerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular meyhaneme meyhanelerime 2nd singular meyhanene meyhanelerine 3rd singular meyhanesine meyhanelerine 1st plural meyhanemize meyhanelerimize 2nd plural meyhanenize meyhanelerinize 3rd plural meyhanelerine meyhanelerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular meyhanemde meyhanelerimde 2nd singular meyhanende meyhanelerinde 3rd singular meyhanesinde meyhanelerinde 1st plural meyhanemizde meyhanelerimizde 2nd plural meyhanenizde meyhanelerinizde 3rd plural meyhanelerinde meyhanelerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular meyhanemden meyhanelerimden 2nd singular meyhanenden meyhanelerinden 3rd singular meyhanesinden meyhanelerinden 1st plural meyhanemizden meyhanelerimizden 2nd plural meyhanenizden meyhanelerinizden 3rd plural meyhanelerinden meyhanelerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular meyhanemin meyhanelerimin 2nd singular meyhanenin meyhanelerinin 3rd singular meyhanesinin meyhanelerinin 1st plural meyhanemizin meyhanelerimizin 2nd plural meyhanenizin meyhanelerinizin 3rd plural meyhanelerinin meyhanelerinin

Derived terms

• meyhaneci

Descendants

• → Ladino: meana