اوتانغاچ

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • اوتانغاج (utangac), اوتانغج (utangac)
  • ութանղաճ (utanğac) — Armeno-Turkish

Etymology

From اوتانـ (utan-, “to feel ashamed”) +‎ ـغاچ (-gaç). Compare Azerbaijani utanğac.

Adjective

اوتانغاچ • (utangaç)

  1. shy, bashful, sheepish, shamefaced, reserved
    Synonyms: چكینكن (çekingen), محجوب (mahcub)

Derived terms

  • اوتانغاچلق (utangaçlık, “shyness, bashfulness”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: utangaç

Further reading

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