Turkish words in your language

Few words that I know which are turkish but used regulary in the Serbo-Croatian language

Kert is village in armenian but it become Kent in turkish.

Originally posted by Alparslan1071 basibozuk kardesim maybe you are correct. but i think turks and armenians took it from Sogdian. it become kand or kent in turkish and kert in armenian.

we took many words from arabic, persian and sogdian and gave it to others but in a Turkifed form.

Turkic words in English

Pasha
Turk. honorary title formerly given to officers of high rank, 1646, from Turk. pasha, earlier basha, from bash "head, chief" (no clear distinction between -b- and -p- in Turk.), Earlier in Eng. as bashaw (1534).   

bey
"governor of a Turkish district," 1599, from Turk. bey, a title of honor, the Osmanli equivalent of Turk. beg.

Seljuk
Turk. dynasty of 11c.-13c., 1603 (Selzuccian), from Turk. seljuq, name of reputed ancestor of the dynasty.

bosh
1834, from Turk., lit. "empty." Introduced and popularized in "Ayesha," popular romance novel by J.J. Morier (1780-1849).

hummus
1955, from Turk. humus "mashed chick peas."

dey (2)
1659, "title of a military commander in Muslim north Africa," from Turk. dai "maternal uncle," a friendly title used of older men, especially by the Janissaries of Algiers of their commanding officers. There were also deys in Tunis and Tripoli

pirogi
1854, from Yiddish, from Rus. pl. of pirog "pie," perhaps borrowed from the Turkic language of the Kazan Tatars (cf. Turk. borek).

sofa
1625, "raised section of a floor, covered with carpets and cushions," from Turk. sofa, from Ar. suffah "bench." Meaning "long stuffed seat for reclining" is recorded from 1717.

bridge (2)
card game, 1886 (perhaps as early as 1843), an alteration of biritch, but the source and meaning of that are obscure. "Probably of Levantine origin, since some form of the game appears to have been long known in the Near East" [OED]. One guess is that it represents Turk. *bir-�� "one-three," since one hand is exposed and three are concealed.

Cathay
1565, poetic name for "China," from M.L. Cataya, from Turk. Khitay, from Uighur Khitai, name of a Tatar dynasty that ruled Beijing 936-1122.

Cossack
1598, from Rus. kozak, from Turk. quzzak "adventurer, guerilla, nomad," from qaz "to wander

khan
c.1400, from Turk., lit. "lord, prince," contraction of khaqan "ruler, sovereign." Known in Europe since 13c., cf. L. chanis, Gk. kanes, O.Fr. chan.

kielbasa
1953, from Pol. kielbasa "sausage" (Rus. kolbasa), perhaps from Turk. kulbasti, "grilled cutlet," lit. "pressed on the ashes."

janizary
"elite Turkish infantry," 1529, from Fr. janissaire, from It. giannizzero, from Turk. yenicheri, lit. "new troops," from yeni "new" + cheri "soldiery." Formed 1362 from slaves and prisoners of war, ranks filled over the years from tributary children of Christians, abolished 1826.

uhlan
"cavalryman," 1753, from Ger. Uhlan, from Pol. ulan "a lancer," from Turk. oghlan "a youth." For sense evolution, cf. infantry.

yogurt
1625, a mispronunciation of Turk. yogurt, in which the -g- is a "soft" sound, in many dialects closer to an Eng. "w." The root yog means roughly "to condense" and is related to yogun "intense," yogush "liquify" (of water vapor), yogur "knead."

cassock
c.1550, from M.Fr. casaque "long coat," probably ultimately from Turk. quzzak "nomad, adventurer," (the source of Cossack), an allusion to their typical riding coat. Or perhaps from Ar. kazagand, from Pers. kazhagand "padded coat," from kazh "raw silk" + agana "stuffed."

odalisque
1681, "female slave in a harem," from Fr. odalisque (1664), from Turk. odaliq "maidservant," from odah "room in a harem," lit. "chamber, hall" + -liq, suffix expressing function. In Fr., the suffix was confused with Gk. -isk(os) "of the nature of, belonging to."

pastrami
1940, from Yiddish pastrame, from Rumanian pastrama, probably from Turk. pastrima, variant of basdirma "dried meat," from root *bas- "to press." The other possible origin of the Rumanian word is Mod.Gk. pastono "I salt," from classical Gk. pastos "sprinkled with salt, salted." Spelling in Eng. with -mi probably from influence of salami.

Urdu
official language of Pakistan, 1796, from Hindustani urdu "camp," from Turk. ordu (source of horde); short for zaban-i-urdu "language of the camp." Compare Dzongkha, a variant of Tibetan and the official language of Bhutan, lit. "the language of the fortress."

lackey
1529, "footman, running footman, valet," from M.Fr. laquais "foot soldier, footman, servant" (15c.), probably from O.Prov. lacai, from lecai "glutton, covetous," from lecar "to lick." Alternate etymology is via Fr. from Catalan alacay, from Arabic al-qadi "the judge." Yet another guess traces it through Sp. lacayo, from It. lacch�, from Mod.Gk. oulakes, from Turk. ulak "runner, courier." This suits the original sense better, but OED says It. lacch� is from French. Sense of "servile follower" appeared 1588. As a political term of abuse it dates from 1939 in communist jargon.

Ayran

Bashi-bazouk

Dolma
from the Turkish word for "filled" or "stuffed"

Doner
from d�ner

Turquoise
from Old French pierre turqueise (means "Turkish stone")

Shaman

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Edited by Bulldog - 28-Jun-2006 at 19:51

isnt pilaf turkish to?

Here is one but its not 100% agreed on,

The etymology of yarmulke is unclear. Some linguists (e.g. Max Vasmer) maintain that the Yiddish word is derived (via Ukrainian or Polish) from the Turkic yağmurluk, meaning 'rainwear'. Other linguists (e.g. Herbert Zeiden) regard this hypothesis as untenable but still believe a Turkic origin is likely, suggesting that the first part of the word may come from yarim, a Turkic adjective meaning 'half', while the second part may come from qap, a Turkic word for 'cap', 'shell', 'enclosure', or 'container'.

I guess "pilav" is Persian. May dishes made with pilav and rice are either of Persian or Azeri cuisine.

Mortaza

If you had ever studied, "English Language" or "History", etymology can have quite alot of importance and can be interesting to discover.

Edited by Bulldog - 29-Jun-2006 at 17:17

Could you repeat the sentance above next time in English because its hard deciphering what on Earth your writting at times. But you understand it.  So  I dont need to repeat it english. If you didnot understand it, I would repeat it in Turkish.(So You can understand it better)

Originally posted by Alparslan1071 pilaf is turkish Leonidas thats correct.India they call pilov uzbeks call pilof and iran i remember pilav they call. what s tarama mean in greek?we have tarama salat and mousakka.tarama maybe greek?tarama is a verb in turkish means to brush but there is no relation between that salat :) agree me leonidas?

I dont speak greek so the other boys in here can answr it better. I asked my parents, they just say what it is with no meaning beyond the actaul mezze dish.

and when in doubt i go to the net...

Tarama is turkish link
salata is italian