lütfen
Meaning
- (formal) please
- (figuratively) unwillingly, halfheartedly
Frequency
Hyphenated as
lüt‧fen
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlyt.fɛn/
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish لطفاً (lutfen, “as a favor, as a kindness”), from Arabic لُطْفًا (luṭfan), adverbial accusative of لُطْف (luṭf, “kindness, friendliness”).
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