tekke

English

Alternative forms

• tekye, tekyeh, tekiye, tekiyeh, takiyeh, takiya

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish تكه (tekke), from Persian تکیه (tekye). The form takiya comes via Arabic تَكِيَّة (takiyya).

Noun

tekke (plural tekkes)

1. A dervish or Sufi lodge or place of worship