Words from Macedonian language
Sochko on Thu, 10/09/2008 - 21:00
While Macedonia was under Ottoman rule many years ago, a great deal of Turkish words entered the Macedonian language. Nearly all of these words with Turkish origin still exist and are still being used by Macedonians in every day communication. I've come up with some of them, but I'm not 100% sure if all of these are Turkish, or maybe they have Persian, let's say, or other origin:
inat-stubbornness
sandak-box
katran-tar
charshija-market (or similar)
an-inn
fener-lantern
ortoma-rope (we have another, Macedonian word for rope too, so this one is rarely used).
geni-genes
ich(iç)-no(t) at all (or sth. like that).
tamam-something like OK, I can't quite translate it in English
charshaf-bed sheet
dushman-enemy
chekich-hammer
tik-a twitch (of an eye, for eg.)
merak-wish for sth.
argat-worker
bashka-separately, additionally
zulum-violence
archi-spend
There are lots, lots of others, but I can't remember anymore right now. For some of these we do have equivalents (ex. an=meana), but for some of them we don't.
I was interested if they all have Turkish origin indeed, or for some I was wrong.
- 369 reads
Ama- equivalent of english but
Sabejle- Morning
Bejruk- Banner
Duќan (dukjan)- Shop
Sokak-Path
They are a few i know
many turkish words, along with those that have been incorporated into macedonian, actually have arabic or persian origin. tamam, fener, merak, dushman and most of the others are used in turkish, and although some of them are perhaps originally turkish words, it is likely that some of them originate in persian or arabic
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