hatun

Meaning

  1. (slang) an attractive young woman
  2. (archaic, dialectal) wife
  3. (archaic) lady, noble woman

Translations

اِمْرَأَة

نِسَاء

اَلْمَرَأَة

γυναίκα

kilfet

pîrek

Frequency

C1
Etymology

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish خاتون (hātun), from Persian خاتون (xâtun). Long vowel, preservation of h-, lack of voicing and labial harmony suggest it is a borrowing rather than inheritance. see Persian خاتون (xâtun) for more information. Doublet of kadın.

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