قاوالیه
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Ottoman Turkish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- قوالییه (kavalye)
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French cavalier.
Noun
[edit]قاوالیه • (kavalye)
- 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