eşkıya

See also: eşǩiya

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish اشقیا, from Arabic أَشْقِيَاء (ʔašqiyāʔ), plural of شَقِيّ (šaqiyy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eʃ.kɯˈjaː/, (proscribed) /eʃ.ciˈjaː/

Noun

eşkıya (definite accusative eşkıyayı, plural eşkıyalar)

  1. bandit, brigand; bandits, brigands
    • 2015, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Nutuk, →ISBN, page 84:
      O kuvvet gelince, ter­tibat alacak, hücum edecek, bu eşkıyayı püskürtecek ve yolu açacak imiş...
      When that force arrives, it will take action, attack, repel these bandits, and clear the way...

Usage notes

  • Officially a plural form, it has been reinterpreted as singular.

Derived terms

References

  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “eşkıya”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Robert Avery et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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