بورسه

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Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Italian borsa. Doublet of پارسه (parsa, beggar’s bowl or pouch) borrowed earlier into a lower register.

Noun

بورسه (borsa)

  1. exchange, stock market, bourse
Descendants
  • Turkish: borsa

References

Etymology 2

By metathesis from Byzantine Greek Προῦσᾰ (Proûsa).

Alternative forms

Proper noun

بورسه (Bursa)

  1. Bursa (a city in Turkey), the ancient Prusa
Descendants

References

  • Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Brusa”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎, 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 139