abla
Meaning
- older sister
- (slang) brothel mistress, whorehouse madam
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ab‧la
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ɑbɫɑ]
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish ابلا (abla, “elder sister”), most likely from earlier *appa, from Proto-Turkic *apa (“mother, elder sister, aunt”). Compare ebe (“aunt, midwife”).
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