misafirhane
Appearance
Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مسافرخانه. By surface analysis, misafir (“guest”) + -hane.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]misafirhane (definite accusative misafirhaneyi, plural misafirhaneler)
- inn or caravanserai where a traveller can find an accomodation
- synonym of konukevi (“guesthouse”)
Declension
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “misafirhane”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “misafirhane”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “misafirhane”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 3, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3237