devshirme

Betekenis (Engels)

Systematic collection of non-Muslim boys or young men from rural Christian populations of the Balkans, practiced by Ottomans; the boys were taken to Istanbul, converted to Islam and educated for military profession or religious disciplines.

Vertalingen

دَوْشِيرْمَة

παιδομάζωμα

devscirme

devşîrme

devşirme

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan Turks: devşirme

In summary

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دیوشیرمه (devşirme, literally “collection, gathering”) (Turkish devşirme).