ašik

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عاشق (ʼâşık) from Arabic عَاشِق (ʕāšiq), and also عشق (ʼaşk, “love”) unless back-formed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǎʃik/
• Hyphenation: a‧šik

Noun

àšik m (Cyrillic spelling а̀шик)

1. suitor, gallant
2. lover
3. flirting, suiting
4. passion, desire, yearning

Derived terms

• àšikovati

Related terms

• ašìklija
• ašìgdžija
• ašìkluk