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Turkish words in the OED
The following have some sort of Turkish etymology. The format is nasty - simple copy/paste. But if you edit this page then you can see the individual words better. SemperBlotto 17:27, 27 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Reformatted for readability (though it's a bit long now; subpage?). Equinox 16:12, 28 November 2008 (UTC)


 * alcalde    same word as a  Turkish title is englished cadi. So
 * aoul    [Eastern  Turkish aul.]
 * argileh, n.    ghile n.). Cf.  Turkish nargile. In quot.  perh
 * avania    abic, Persian,  Turkish: see Devic, in Littre's Sup
 * average, n.the Arabic or Turkish avania, avaria, is of great
 * baklava    [ Turkish.]
 * baksheesh, bakhshish, n.    sed in Arabic,  Turkish, and Urdu.]
 * bashalic(k    [a.  Turkish bashalik, pashalik jurisdic
 * bashaw    [a.  Turkish basha, variant of pasha, pr
 * batman    [ Turkish (Chaghatai) batman, (Osmanl
 * bazaar, bazar    Hindustani and  Turkish, and seems to have come int
 * begum    m, ad. Eastern  Turkish bigim princess, fem. of big
 * benish    [ Turkish binis (properly = riding-ha
 * bergamot	perversion of Turkish beg-armudi 'prince's pear,
 * boomerang, n.    ing slightly a  Turkish scimitar') is in the Sydney
 * bouzouki    mpouzouki; cf.  Turkish bozuk.]
 * boza, bosa    [ Turkish boza 'a kind of thick white
 * brank, n.    lit. 'heathen,  Turkish'. There is a certain simila
 * bridge, n.an unrecorded Turkish form *bir-uc 'one-three' (s
 * caftan    [ Turkish qaftan, also used in Pers.
 * caïque    r. caique, ad.  Turkish kaik.]
 * caracal    F. caracal, a.  Turkish qarah-qulaq, f. qarah black
 * caramoussal, carmousal    caramussale, a  Turkish merchantman (Baretti), Sp.
 * carpet, n.    te rug, small ( Turkish) carpet is app. from Eng.).
 * caviare, caviar    igin, found in  Turkish as khavyar; in Italian in
 * chagan    agano, ad. Old  Turkish khaqan king, sovereign; see
 * chagrin, n.    in (Diez); ad.  Turkish caghri, caghri, saghri, rum
 * chebec, -ck    bbak, shobbak,  Turkish sunbeki (Meninski, ). U
 * chiaus	adaptation of Turkish chaush (in Pers. chawush) m
 * chibouk, chibouque    [a.  Turkish chibuk, lit. small stick, a
 * chouse, n.    about ), a  Turkish official messenger; but the
 * coffee, n.    ab. qahwah, in  Turkish pronounced kahveh, the name
 * comitadji    lkan form, ad.  Turkish komitaci, f. komita, f. F.
 * coolie, n.    elated Ottoman  Turkish qul slave (Turkish kul). In
 * cully, n.    sy chulai man,  Turkish Gypsy khulai gentleman.]
 * darbuka, n.    ombak. Compare  Turkish darbuka.]
 * dervish    wesh, darwish,  Turkish dervish, the latter being t
 * dey    [a. F. dey,  Turkish dai 'maternal uncle'. Also
 * divan    wan, diwan; in  Turkish divan, whence in many Europ
 * dizdar, disdar    [Pers. and  Turkish dizdar, f. Pers. diz castle
 * dolma    [ Turkish, f. dolmak to fill, be fill
 * dolman    [orig. a.  Turkish dolaman or dolamah, whence
 * dolmus, dolmush    [ Turkish dolmus a vehicle or boat wh
 * doner kebab    [a.  Turkish doner kebap, f. doner ppl.
 * drabant    n doroban, ad.  Turkish (orig. Pers.) darban porter
 * dunam    [mod.Heb., f.  Turkish donum.]
 * effendi    [ Turkish efendi, a corruption of Gr.
 * Ghuzz, n. and a.    zz (also guz)   Turkish Oguz Oghuz n.]
 * gulet, n.    [  Turkish gulet, sailing warship, sch
 * heyduck	= chaidoutes, Turkish haidud robber, brigand.]
 * hyleg	In Pers. (and Turkish) hailaj, 'a calculation of
 * ichoglan    [obs.  Turkish ich oglan, f. ich interior
 * Iftar, n.    [ Ottoman  Turkish iftar Arabic iftar to brea
 * ijtihad, n.    d n.). Compare  Turkish ictihad, Persian ejtehad.]
 * ikbal    [ Turkish.]
 * Iliat    [ Turkish ilat, pl. of il country, wa
 * irade    [ Turkish, a. Ar. iradah will, desire
 * jackal, n.    [Corruption of  Turkish chakal, ad. Pers. shagal, o
 * janizary, janissary    Ultimately ad.  Turkish yeni-tsheri, f. yeni new, m
 * jelick    [ Turkish yelek waistcoat.]
 * kaimakam    [ Turkish qaimaqam, ad. Arab. qa'im m
 * kaza    [ Turkish kaza, related to kadi cadi.
 * Kemalism(c-), Turkish soldier and statesman + -is
 * kharaj, kharatch    ypt kharag, in  Turkish kharatch tribute.]
 * kurus    [ Turkish kurus.]
 * kuvasz    Hungarian, fr.  Turkish kavas guard.]
 * lavash, n.    artly  Ottoman  Turkish lavas (modern Turkish lavas
 * lilac    Sp. or Arab.),  Turkish leilaq (whence possibly the
 * liman    e Dnieper (cf.  Turkish liman harbour, mod.Gr. lima
 * macramé�, n.    [  Turkish mikrama, colloquial makrama
 * madrasah, n.variously via Turkish medrese (compare English fo
 * mahone, n.    similar date)   Turkish mavuna, mavna, of uncertain
 * majlis, n.    ersian majles,  Turkish meclis (c = /dZ/), and thei
 * majoun, n.    tuary, majoun ( Turkish macun (c = /dZ/)), passive
 * Mamamouchi, n.   , an imaginary  Turkish title (invented by Moliere
 * Mameluke, n.    he Arabic. The  Turkish pronunciation is /mEmlu:k/,
 * Mamur, n.    r n.). Compare  Turkish memur charged with (as past
 * mancala, n.    game', Ottoman  Turkish manqala 'a board with two r
 * mandarah, n.view. Compare Turkish manzara view, panorama.]
 * mandil, n.    chief, turban,  Turkish mendil handkerchief) Byzan
 * mangal, n.    [ Ottoman  Turkish mangal brazier, chafing-dis
 * manghir, n.    ly  its etymon  Turkish mangir a copper (rarely bra
 * manzil, n.    ersian manzil,  Turkish menzil halting place, day's
 * maral, n.    eer, ibex, and  Turkish maral, meral doe.]
 * March, n.Greek martio; Turkish mart; Basque martxo.In anci
 * marquisotte, v.cut after the Turkish fashion, all being shauen a
 * martagon, n.    ), and Ottoman  Turkish martagan, glossed by J. W.
 * masjid, n.    urkey (compare  Turkish cami) and the former Ottoma
 * mazut, n.    an Azerbaijani  Turkish derivative ultimately of Ar
 * Mechitarist, n. and adj.    k (-),  Turkish-born Armenian priest, who f
 * medjidie, n.    etymon Ottoman  Turkish mejidiye (Turkish mecidiye)
 * medjidite, n.    ecid in modern  Turkish orthography), Ottoman Sulta
 * meerschaum, n.    ly translating  Turkish deniz kopugu meerschaum, or
 * meltemi, n.    nd the related  Turkish meltem offshore breeze, of
 * mespil, n.    or via Ottoman  Turkish (compare Turkish musmula),
 * metalik, n.    [ Ottoman  Turkish metalik (later metelik; com
 * Mevlevi, n.    [  Turkish Mevlevi Arabic mawlawi, us
 * meze, n.    mezede) snack,  Turkish meze snack, appetizer, and
 * miaow, int.Russian mjau, Turkish miyav, Finnish miau, Chines
 * millet, n.    x.With black,  Turkish, Indian, African, Caffre mi
 * millet, n.    [  Turkish millet nation, group of co-
 * minaret, n.    [ Ottoman  Turkish menare, Turkish minare (or
 * Mir, n.    pare Urdu mir,  Turkish mir (both Persian). Compar
 * mistico, n.    stiko, Ottoman  Turkish mistiqo (Turkish mist
 * mithqal, n.    ian, Urdu, and  Turkish, and (in the g forms) direc
 * Moors, n. (and adj.)and Turks for Turkish.]
 * morcha, n.    pare Chaghatay  Turkish boljar place where troops a
 * motherland, n.    arty n., after  Turkish Anavatan Partisi]
 * moussaka, n.    [ Ottoman  Turkish musaqa, Turkish musakka, ul
 * mudir, n.    [ Ottoman  Turkish mudir (Turkish mudur) direc
 * Mudjur, n.    [ Mudjur ( Turkish Mucur), the name (as former
 * muezzin, n.    abic); compare  Turkish muezzin, Persian and Urdu m
 * mukhtar, n. partly via  Turkish muhtar.Forms in sense  wi
 * mullah, n.    nd Urdu mulla,  Turkish molla, and their etymon Ara
 * muse, n.    bly partly via  Turkish muz. Compare Italian musa (
 * musellim, n.    [ colloquial  Turkish musellim shortened Turkish
 * mussalchee, n.    agent suffix (  Turkish -ci, -ci).]
 * Mussulman, n. and adj.    ly via Ottoman  Turkish musluman (also colloquial O
 * Mussulmanlik, n.    oquial Ottoman  Turkish musulmanlik (Turkish muslum
 * mutasarrif, n.    [ Ottoman  Turkish, Turkish mutasarrif governo
 * mute, adj. and n.   , servant of a  Turkish sultan  Anglo-Norman
 * nagara, n.   , for example,  Turkish nakkare, Armenian naghara,
 * namaz, n.    [Partly   Turkish namaz, partly Urdu namaz,
 * narghile, n.    [Partly   Turkish nargile, partly Persian na
 * nazir, n.sense compare Turkish nazir superintendent, also
 * Nesite, n.    lled in modern  Turkish Kultepe, lit. 'hill of ashe
 * ney, n.    [  Turkish ney reed, flute and its ety
 * Nizam, n.    [ Ottoman  Turkish nizam (Turkish nizam), shor
 * oda, n.    [  Turkish oda room, chamber, (also) j
 * odalisque, n. and adj.same source)  Turkish odalik ( oda oda n. + -lik,
 * Oghuz, n. and adj.    [  Turkish Oguz, the name (attested fr
 * Oghuzian, adj. and n.    [  Turkish Oguz Oghuz n. + -ian suffix
 * oke, n.ocque   Turkish okka, of uncertain origin.
 * ongon, n.    ggun). Compare  Turkish ongun totem, Russian ongon
 * Osmanli, n. and adj.    [ Ottoman  Turkish Osmanli (Turkish Osmanli) o
 * Othman, adj. and n.    founder of the  Turkish dynasty and empire (see Osm
 * padishah, n.    artly  Ottoman  Turkish padisah, modern Turkish pad
 * palank, n.    a market town,  Turkish palanca stockade, Hungarian
 * pandermite, n.    e of Panderma ( Turkish Bandirma), a town in northe
 * pandour, n.    ur and Ottoman  Turkish pandur, pandor rural watchm
 * papoosh, n.    and its etymon  Turkish pabuc shoe, slipper early
 * paprika, adj. and n.as Torok-bors Turkish pepper. The name paprika fi
 * para, n.    [ Ottoman  Turkish para (Turkish para) small c
 * paranja, n.    veil)  Ottoman  Turkish feraje (Turkish ferace) fer
 * pasha, n.    [ Ottoman  Turkish pasa (modern Turkish pasa)
 * pashalik, n. and adj.    [  Turkish pasalik rank of pasha, terr
 * pastrami, n.    rama)  Ottoman  Turkish basdirma, lit. 'something p
 * peri, n.    e, but compare  Turkish peri.]
 * peshkash, n.    m peshkesh via  Turkish peskes.]
 * Phanar, n.    use, lantern' ( Turkish fener) medieval Greek fana
 * piastre, n.    coin, a  Turkish, Ottoman or Egyptian coin (
 * pic, n.    [ Levantine  Turkish pik ancient Greek phxu dis
 * pilaf, n.    [  Turkish pilav Persian pilav (see p
 * pitta | pita, n.    ersian kumaj).  Turkish pide  is a loanword,
 * porte, n.after Ottoman Turkish bab-i ali ( Arabic bab gate
 * posh, n. and adj.    ian, Urdu, and  Turkish, but in no case is there di
 * Prophet flower, n.after Ottoman Turkish gul-i peygamber, lit. 'flow
 * purse, n.after Ottoman Turkish kise, (in later sources) ke
 * qursh, n.    astre  Ottoman  Turkish qurus, gurus kurus n. Compa
 * rahat lokum, n.    ritten Ottoman  Turkish rahatulhulkum (colloquial r
 * Rajput, n. and adj.    lier), Ottoman  Turkish rasbut (th cent.).]
 * raki, n.    [ Ottoman  Turkish raqi brandy, spirits (Turki
 * rakia, n.    atian rakija (  Turkish raki raki n.), apparently o
 * Ramadan, n.    artly  Ottoman  Turkish ramazan (Turkish ramazan);
 * redif    [ Turkish, a. Arab. redif one who fol
 * roche alum    from Roccha, a  Turkish province in N. Syria, is ev
 * Roumelian, a. (n.)    tine Greek (of  Turkish nationality), il province.]
 * saffian    an saftian, a.  Turkish (Persian) saxtiyan. Cf. Ger
 * saffron, n. and a.    d unchanged in  Turkish, Persian, and Hindustani);
 * saic    F. saique, ad.  Turkish shaiqa.]
 * salep    Pg. salepo, a.  Turkish salep, a. Arabic thaleb (pr
 * samiel    [a.  Turkish samyel, f. sam a. Arab. sam
 * sandal, n.    [a.  Turkish and Persian sandal, Arab. c
 * sanjak    [ Turkish sanjaq; lit. 'banner'.]
 * sanjakbeg, -bey    [ Turkish: see sanjak and beg n., be
 * santir, santour    santir (Pers.,  Turkish santur), corruption of Gr.
 * satin, n. (and a.)    [F. turc =  Turkish]
 * Scanderbeg, n. and a.    [A use of the  Turkish appellation (Iskander = Ale
 * scimitar   , samitarra. A  Turkish origin would be expected, b
 * selictar    [repr.  Turkish pronunciation of Pers. sila
 * seraglioto render the Turkish serai lodging, palace (see
 * serai    [a.  Turkish (orig. Persian) serai lodgi
 * seraph   , corruptly a.  Turkish sharif: see shariffe. Cf. I
 * seraskier    [repr.  Turkish pronunciation of Pers. sera
 * serpet    [error for  Turkish sepet wicker basket.]
 * shabracque, shabrack    agyar csabrag,  Turkish capraq.]
 * shawarma, n.    irma, sawirma   Turkish cevirme sliced meat roasted
 * sherbet    [a.  Turkish and Persian sherbet, a. Ara
 * shisha, n.sisa glass or Turkish sise glass.]
 * shish kebab    [a.  Turkish siskebap, f. sis skewer + k
 * solak    [a.  Turkish solaq. So F. solak.]
 * spahi    [ad.  Turkish (Persian) sipahi: see sepoy
 * Stambouline, a. and n.    m of Istanbul,  Turkish name of Constantinople + -i
 * subashi    [ Turkish subashi and cubashi, f. cu
 * tabor, n.    gyar tabor, a.  Turkish tabor camp (anciently a cam
 * talisman    c, Persian, or  Turkish spoken word, imperfectly ca
 * talisman    c, Persian, or  Turkish. The only Arabic form at al
 * tandour, tandoor    ur, a. tandur,  Turkish pronunc. of Pers. and Arab.
 * Tartarish, a.+ -ish: cf. Turkish.]
 * Tat, n.    a. Russ., from  Turkish.]
 * tea, n.    ), Arab. shay,  Turkish chay. The Portuguese brough
 * tezkere, teskere	tathkirah, in Turkish tezkere, lit. memorandum, r
 * timar    [Persian (and  Turkish) timar attendance, watching
 * tophaike    [ad. vulgar  Turkish tufek (literary tufeng) mus
 * toughra    [a.  Turkish tura, tugra.]
 * trabant    . drabanti; of  Turkish (orig. Pers.) origin: see d
 * trehala    [ad.  Turkish tiqalah, native name.]
 * tulip    i)band, vulgar  Turkish pronunciation of Persian du
 * turban, n.    and, in vulgar  Turkish pronounced tulbant, tul(i)p
 * turbeh    [ Turkish, a. Arab. turbah tomb, sepu
 * Turcoman    applied to the  Turkish nomads. Hence med.L. Turcom
 * turcopole	children of a Turkish or Saracen father and Greek
 * turken, v.    see turkess(e,  turkish v. Possibly f. Turk n. + -
 * turkess(e, -eis(e, -is(s, v.    k and Turkeys,  Turkish; at least, they were often
 * turkey-cock    ed through the  Turkish dominions; it was called Gu
 * turkis, turkes, -esse    -queis, -quois  Turkish; prop. tenailles turquoises
 * turkish, v.    [app. f.  Turkish a.: cf. turkess(e v.]
 * Turkishly, adv.    [f.  Turkish a. + -ly.]
 * turquesque    It. turchesco)  Turkish.]
 * turquin    he meaning of ' Turkish' may be preserved.]
 * turquoise, n. (a.)turquois adj. Turkish, in full pierre turquoise,
 * tzatziki, n.    . tsatsiki, f.  Turkish.]
 * Uighur, n. and a.    [ad. East  Turkish uighur, f. ui to follow, fi
 * vampire, n.    suggests north  Turkish uber witch, as a possible s
 * vilayet    [ Turkish, ad. Ar. welayeh, -yet dist
 * wazir    ir, whence the  Turkish vezir: see vizier.]
 * woodoo    [ Turkish wazu.]
 * yaourt    [ Turkish yoghurt (with quiescent gh)
 * yataghan    [a.  Turkish yataghan.]
 * yogurt    [a.  Turkish yoghurt.]
 * zaptieh    [ Turkish dabtiyeh, f. Arab. dabt adm
 * zarcole    [ Turkish.]
 * zel