kalburüstü

Betekenis

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

Met koppelteken als

kal‧bu‧rüs‧tü

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/kaɫˈbu.ɾys.ty/

Etymologie

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”).

Zinnen

Kentin kalburüstü semti olan Sandton'a gittik.

We gingen naar Sandon, de stad van de stad.