كارخانه
Ottoman Turkish
editAlternative forms
edit- كرخانه (kerhane) — colloquial
Etymology
editFrom Persian کارخانه (kârxâne), equivalent to كار (kâr, “business”) + خانه (hane, “house”). Perhaps conflated with Persian قر (qar, “whore; coquetry”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editكارخانه • (kârhane)
- factory, workshop
- Synonym: فابریقه (fabrika)
- (colloquial) whorehouse, brothel