kalburüstü

Significat

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

Amb guionet com

kal‧bu‧rüs‧tü

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/kaɫˈbu.ɾys.ty/

Etimologia

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”).

Sents

Kentin kalburüstü semti olan Sandton'a gittik.

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