sütyen

Meaning

bra, brassiere

Concepts

bra

brassiere

fastener

brassière

Synonyms

sutyen

Translations

soutien-gorge

reggiseno

sostén

sostenidor

beha

sutiã

bustehouder

BH

brassière

σουτιέν

Büstenhalter

porta-seios

soutif

brassière

Pronounced as (IPA)

[sʏtˈjen]

Etymology

From French soutien-gorge. The alternative form sutyen is the original one; the fronting of the vowel /u/ to /y/, consistent with Turkish vowel harmony – normally in force only for native Turkish words – may have been influenced by association with the word süt (“milk”).