kisve

Turkish

Alternative forms

• kisvet

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic كِسْوَة (kiswa)

Ottoman Turkish كسوت

Turkish kisve

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كسوت, from Arabic كِسْوَة (kiswa). Doublet of kisbet and kispet.

Noun

kisve (definite accusative kisveyi, plural kisveler)

1. (dated) clothing, outfit, costume, garb
   • 1935 August 14, “Tarsusta Çarşaf, Karadon ve Şalvar yasağı evvelki gün başladı”, in Yeni Mersin‎^[1], page 1:

     Bayanlarımız ve halkımız belediyenin bu yasağım sevinçle karşılayarak yeni kisveleri ile çarşı ve pazara çıkmışlardir.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “كسوت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1550