ozan

Meaning

1. poet
2. bard, folksinger
3. (dialectal) loudmouth

Concepts

poet

bard

singer

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troubadour

versifier

Browning

minstrel

scop

Synonyms

şair

bilge

kam

şaman

işık

kihin

aşık

baksı

Translations

poète

Poet

Dichter

poeta

poeta

ποιητής

poèta

dichter

poeta

poeta

Dichterin

poetessa

ποιήτρια

chantre

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/o.zɑn/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اوزان (ozan), from Old Anatolian Turkish اوزان (ozan), of disputed origin. The first sense was rarely encountered after 16th Century, but was reintroduced in the reform era.