efendi
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ottoman Turkish افندی (efendi), from Greek αφέντης (aféntis), from Ancient Greek αὐθέντης (authéntēs).
Noun
editefendi m (uncountable)
Declension
edit declension of efendi (singular only)
singular | ||
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m gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) efendi | efendiul |
genitive/dative | (unui) efendi | efendiului |
vocative | efendiule |
Slovak
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ottoman Turkish افندی (efendi).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editefendi m anim
Declension
editDeclension of efendi
Further reading
edit- “efendi”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Turkish
editEtymology
editFrom Ottoman Turkish افندی (efendi), from Greek αφέντης (aféntis), from Ancient Greek αὐθέντης (authéntēs). Doublet of otantik.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editefendi (definite accusative efendiyi, plural efendiler)
- master, sir
- effendi
- (regional, rustic, informal) mister ((no equivalent expression), similar to "mate", "fellow" usually followed by a proper noun, also in plural with a proper noun signifying the whole family; sometimes ironically and admonishingly instead of bey.)
Declension
editDerived terms
edit- beyefendi (“Sir”)
- hanımefendi (“Ma'am”)
- evet efendimci (“yes man”)
Adjective
editefendi
- courteous, polite, gentle
- 2006 January 1, Sores Welat Demir, Damla... Bir Damla Aşk / (Damla... A Drop Of Love - Letters Book by SWD)[1], SWD Group, →ISBN, page 38:
- Bazısı bana bakıp gülümsedi, içten gülümserler bilirim, çünkü benim dobra ve efendi bir insan olduğumu bilirler. Onlara baktığımda içimden hallerine yalnızca güldüm geçtim, ...
- Some of them looked at me and smiled, I know they smile sincerely, because they know that I am a straight and gentle person. When I looked at them, I just smiled back.
Derived terms
edit- efendice (“courteously”)
- efendi efendi (“in a well-behaved manner”) (also as an interjection ( no equivalent expression, similar to "behave!", often followed by a verb in imperative)
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