kalburüstü

Betekenis

1. (figuratively) distinguished, elite, prominent
2. (figuratively) outstanding among others

Koppelteken as

kal‧bu‧rüs‧tü

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/kaɫˈbu.ɾys.ty/

Etimologie

Derived from Ottoman Turkish قالبور اوستنه گلمك (kalbur üstüne gelmek, literally “to stay at the top of the sieve”) (whence also قالبور اوستنه گلن (kalbur üstüne gelen, literally “what stays at the top of the sieve”)) equivalent to kalbur (“sieve, screen”) + üst (“top, upper”) + -ü (“possessive suffix”).

Sinne

Kentin kalburüstü semti olan Sandton'a gittik.

We went to Sandton, the upscale part of the city.