göçebe

Turkish

Etymology

From göçer (“migrating, wandering”) + oba (“clan, tribe”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɟœt͡ʃebɛ/, [ˈɟø̞.t͡ʃe̞.bɛ]
• Rhymes: -œt͡ʃebɛ
• Hyphenation: gö‧çe‧be

Adjective

göçebe

1. (of a person or people) continuously migrating depending on climate and seasons and living without any sedentary buildings, nomad
2. (zoology, of an animal) migratory

References

• “göçebe”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “göçebe”, in Nişanyan Sözlük