Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowing either from Persian بامیه (bâmiye) or Arabic بَامِيَا (bāmiyā), بَامِيَة (bāmiya, okra).[1][2][3]

Noun

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بامیه (bamya)

  1. okra, Abelmoschus esculentus

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Tietze, Andreas (2002) “bamya”, in Tarihi ve Etimolojik Türkiye Türkçesi Lügati (in Turkish), volume I, Istanbul, Vienna: Simurg Kitapçılık, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, page 275
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2014-07-24) “bamya”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  3. ^ Anikin, A. E. (2008) “бамия”, in Русский этимологический словарь (in Russian), issue 2 (ба – бдынъ), Moscow: Manuscript Monuments Ancient Rus, →ISBN, page 166

Persian

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Etymology

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Likely related to Arabic بَامِيَة (bāmiya); see there for more. The sweet is named for its resemblance to the vegetable.

Noun

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بامیه (bâmiye)

  1. okra, Abelmoschus esculentus
  2. tulumba