masal
Michoacán Nahuatl edit
Noun edit
masal
References edit
- Sischo H., Guillermo (2015) Erickson de Hollenbach, Elena, editor, Vocabulario del náhuatl de Michoacán[1] (in Spanish), draft edition
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish مثل (mesel), from Arabic مَثَل (maṯal). Doublet of masal and metel; in Ottoman times this pronunciation became associated with less believable stories.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
masal (definite accusative masalı, plural masallar)
- fairy tale
- bu masalda hiç iyi karakter yok ― there aren't any good characters in this fairy tale
- dream come true
- bizim otelde masal gibi bir aile tatilinin tadını çıkarın ― at our hotel you'll enjoy a family vacation like a dream come true
- (colloquial) nonsense story; bunch of baloney
Declension edit
Synonyms edit
- (fairy tale): peri masalı
- (nonsense): saçmalık
Related terms edit
References edit
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “masal”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مثل”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1742