شیشمان

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Ottoman Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From شیشمك (şişmek, to swell, get fat) +‎ ـمان (-man), being one of the few native Turkish words to violate vowel harmony.

Adjective[edit]

شیشمان (şişman)

  1. fat, obese

Descendants[edit]

  • Turkish: şişman
  • Albanian: shishman
  • Armenian: շիշման (šišman), շշման (ššman)

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