vahşi

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Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish وحشی (vahşi, wild, savage), from Arabic وَحْشِيّ (waḥšiyy), adjectival form of وَحْش (waḥš, wild animal, monster). Compare Persian وحشی (vahši).

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vahşi

  1. turbulent, lawless, wild, truculent, barbarian, vitriolic, savage, fierce, ferocious

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