şaki
Meaning
- (archaic) rebel; outlaw
- (archaic) brigand, robber
Synonyms
eşkiya
Frequency
Etymology
In summary
From Ottoman Turkish شقی (şakı), from Arabic شَقِيّ (šaqiyy, “miserable; villain”). The original sense, miserable, became obsolete before modern Turkish. From the same root as şaka.
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