hademe

Meaning

A caretaker, janitor, maintenance man.

Frequency

23k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ha.deˈme/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish خدمه (ḫademe), plural of خادم (ḫadım, “a man servant, a servant”), from Arabic خَادِمْ (ḵādim, “domestic servant, employee”), active participle of خَدَمَ (ḵadama, “to serve”).

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