كارخانه

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Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Persian کارخانه (kârxâne), equivalent to كار (kâr, business) +‎ خانه (hane, house). Perhaps conflated with Persian قر (qar, whore; coquetry).

Pronunciation

Noun

كارخانه (kârhane)

  1. factory, workshop
    Synonym: فابریقه (fabrika)
  2. (colloquial) whorehouse, brothel

Descendants

  • Turkish: kerhane (brothel)
  • Arabic: كَرَخَانَة (karaḵāna, brothel)
  • Aromanian: kiurhan (prostitute)
  • Bulgarian: керхана́ (kerhaná, brothel)
  • Romanian: cherhaná (factory)
  • Serbo-Croatian: (factory; brothel)
    Cyrillic script: ћерха̀на
    Latin script: ćerhàna