yoldaş

Meaning

  1. fellow traveller
  2. comrade, companion
  3. comrade; title used by a Communist regime or party.
  4. (figuratively) spouse
  5. (figuratively) Any person with whom one shares the same idea.

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/joɫˈdɑʃ/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یولداش (yoldaş); equivalent to yol (“road”) + -daş (“fellow, sharer”).

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