Words derived from the Turkish Language

The above categories of the international words are identified according to their grammatical context (parts of speech) or some other characteristics mostly associated with their meaning.

  However, we could also categorize these words taking under consideration that they are known to us either by the fact that they are derived from Spanish or because they are in widespread use mostly known from  TV, radio, computer or they are loan words.

WORDS DERIVED FROM THE TURKISH

LANGUAGE

A

Aga or Agha

Airan? Ayran

B

Balkan

Baklawa

Behcet

Bey

Bulgur

C

 cafe

caique

calpac, calpack

 caviare

chiaus

chibouk

Coffee

D

Dolma

 doner

E

Effendi

F

 firman

G

Galiongee

H

Haremlik

Horde

Hun

I

Imam bayildi

Imbat

J

janizary, janisary

K

kabob, kabab, kebab

Khan

kumiss, koumiss

 kurbash

L

Ladik

M

Moussaka ? Musakka

N

O

Odali

sk

 oka, oke

ottoman

P

pacha, pasha, bashaw

 pastrami

 pilau, pilaf, pilaff, pilaw

R

raki, rakee

rumeli

S

samiel

sanjak

sarma

serai

shagreen

shaman

shashlik, shaslik

sherbet

spahi, spahee

T

taffeta

tughra

tulip

turban

Turquoise

U

Ushak

V

Vilayet

Y

 yarmulke, yarmelke

yashmac, yashmak

yataghan, yatagan, ataghan

yoghourt, yoghurt, yogurt

yoruk, yuruk

Yoghurt

Z

Zaptiah

 zill

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