sünepe

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (sünepe). Evliya Çelebi records this words from the dialect spoken by Corinthian Greeks. According to Ayverdi, from Classical Persian سُنْبَه (sunba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sy.neˈpe/
  • Hyphenation: sü‧ne‧pe

Adjective

sünepe

  1. idle, lazy person
    Synonyms: miskin, pısırık, sümsük, uyuz

Derived terms

  • sünepeleşmek
  • sünepelik

Further reading

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