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Etymology

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Via a Turkic source (compare Bashkir әфәнде (əfənde), Turkish efendi), from Greek αφέντη (afénti) (vocative of αφέντης (aféntis)), from Ancient Greek αὐθέντης (authéntēs, lord, master).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɪˈfɛnʲdʲɪ] (phonetic respelling: эфэ́нди)

Noun

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эфе́нди (efɛ́ndim anim (indeclinable)

  1. effendi (title of respect)