devshirme

Meaning

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.

Translations

دَوْشِيرْمَة

παιδομάζωμα

devscirme

devşîrme

devşirme

Etymology

Cognate with Turkish: devşirme

In summary

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