Meaning

  1. A building for a family to reside in; house, home, abode.
  2. A building inhabited by a person or a family; household.
  3. (broadly, figuratively) family
  4. (dialectal) kitchen

Frequency

A1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈev/
Etymology

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish او (ev, “house”), from Proto-Turkic *eb (“dwelling place, house”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰋 (eb).

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