abla

Meaning

1. older sister
2. (slang) brothel mistress, whorehouse madam

Concepts

sister

👩‍👧

lady

madam

Mrs

sibling

Synonyms

bacı

👩‍👧

kızkardeş

kız kardeş

hala

kardeş

teyze

baba anne

aba

büyük anne

abi

ağabey

birader

👨‍👦

hemşire

Translations

Schwester

👩‍👧

hermana

👩‍👧

germana

👩‍👧

irmã

👩‍👧

soror

👩‍👧

sorella

👩‍👧

zus

👩‍👧

sœur

👩‍👧

zuster

👩‍👧

أخت

👩‍👧

sòr

αδελφή

sòrre

xwîşk

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ɑbɫɑ]

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: ابلا

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish ابلا (abla, “elder sister”), most likely from earlier *appa, from Proto-Turkic *apa (“mother, elder sister, aunt”). Compare ebe (“aunt, midwife”).