vahşi
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish وحشی (vahşi, “wild, savage”), from Arabic وَحْشِيّ (waḥšiyy), adjectival form of وَحْش (waḥš, “wild animal, monster”). Compare Persian وحشی (vahši).
Adjective edit
vahşi
Related terms edit
References edit
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “وحشی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2130