قاوالیه

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Ottoman Turkish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French cavalier.

Noun[edit]

قاوالیه (kavalye)

  1. a lady's male escort [from 19th c.]

Descendants[edit]

  • Turkish: kavalye

References[edit]

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