January 02, 2019

Word Origins | English words of Turkic origin OPQRS

Mavi Boncuk |


O
Odalisque with a slave, 1842.
Oda
from Turkish oda, literally "a room, chamber". A room in a harem.
Odalisque
from French, which is from Turkish odalık, from oda, "a room"
Oghuz or Ghuz
from Turkic oghuz. A descendant of certain early Turkic invaders of Persia.
Osmanli
from Turkish osmanlı, from Osman, founder of the Ottoman Empire + lı "of or pertaining to"
Ottoman
is a form of couch which usually has a head but no back, though sometimes it has neither. It may have square or semicircular ends, and as a rule it is what upholsterers call "overstuffed” — that is to say no wood is visible. In American English, an ottoman is a piece of furniture consisting of a padded, upholstered ...
Ottoman
from French, adjective & noun, probably from Italian ottomano, from Turkish osmani, from Osman, Othman died 1326, founder of the Ottoman Empire [195]
P
Paklava
modification of Turkish baklava
Parandja
from Uzbek, a heavy black horsehair veil worn by women of Central Asia.
Pasha
from Turkish paşa, earlier basha, from bash "head, chief" which equates to "Sir"
Pashalic
from Turkish paşalık, "title or rank of pasha", from paşa: the jurisdiction of a pasha or the territory governed by him
Pastrami
from Yiddish pastrame, from Romanian pastrama, ultimately from Turkish pastırma
Petcheneg
from Russian pecheneg, which is from Turkic. Member of a Turkic people invading the South Russian, Danubian, and Moldavian steppes during the early Middle Ages.
Pilaf
from Turkish pilav, and ultimately from Sanskrit pulāka- (पुलाक), "lump of boiled rice"
Pirogi
from Yiddish, from Russian, plural of pirog (pie), perhaps borrowed from Kazan Tatar, (cf. Turk. börek)
Pul
from Persian pul, which is from Turkish pul. A unit of value of Afghanistan equal to 1/100 Afghani.
Q
Qajar or Kajar
from Persian Qajar, of Turkish origin. A people of northern Iran holding political supremacy through the dynasty ruling Persia from 1794 to 1925.
Quiver
from Anglo-French quiveir, from Old French quivre, probably ultimately from the Hunnic language,[208] kubur in Old Turkish
R
Rumelia
from Turkish Rumeli, "land of Romans"
S
Sarma, a kind of dolma, is a classic of Turkish cuisine.
Sabot
from Old French çabot, alteration of savate "old shoe", probably of Turkish or Arabic origin.
Saic
from French saïque, from Turkish shaika.
Saiga
from Russian saĭgá(k), from Turkic; cf. Chagatai sayğak
Saker
through Old French from Arabic saqr, probably from Turkic sonqur, which means "a falcon".
Samiel
from Turkish samyeli, sam, "poisonous" + yel, "wind".
Sanjak
from Turkish sancak, which means "a banner"
Sarma
from Turkish sarma, which means "wrapping"
Saxaul
from Russian saksaul, which is from Kazakh seksevil. A leafless xerophytic shrub or tree of the family Chenopodiaceae of Asia that has green or greenish branches and is used for stabilization of desert soils.[219][220]
Selamlik
from Turkish Selamlık.
Seljuk
from Turkish Selçuk, "eponymous ancestor of the dynasties". Of or relating to any of several Turkic dynasties that ruled over a great part of western Asia in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries.
Seraskier
from Turkish serasker, from Persian ser "head, chief" + Arabic asker "an army".
Sevdalinka
originally Arabic sawda, via Turkish sevda, "black bile". Genre of Balkan folk-music
Sevruga
through Russian sevryuga ultimately from Tatar söirök.
Shabrack
from French schabraque, from German schabracke, from Hungarian csáprág, from Turkish çaprak
Shagreen
from Turkish sağrı, which means "the back of a horse"
Shaman
from Turkic word šamán
Shashlik
from Russian шашлык, which is from Crimean Tatar şışlık, which means "shish kebab"
Shawarma
ultimately from Turkish çevirme, which literally means "turning"
Shish
from Turkish şiş, which literally means "a skewer"
Shish kebab
from Turkish şiş kebabı
Shor
from Russian, of Turko-Mongol origin; akin to Kalmyk & Mongolian sor "salt", Turkish sure "brackish soil". A salt lake in Turkestan, a salina.
Som
from Kirghiz, "crude iron casting, ruble"
Sofa
a long upholstered seat with a back and arms, for two or more people.

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