enişte
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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish انشته (enişte, “brother-in-law”).
Pronunciation
Noun
enişte (definite accusative enişteyi, plural enişteler)
- brother-in-law
- (informal) boyfriend of one's friend
- Kızlar, gelin, size yeni eniştenizi göstereyim.
- Girls, come here, let me show you my new boyfriend.
Declension
Derived terms
- bayram değil seyran değil, eniştem beni niye öptü
- düğün değil bayram değil, eniştem beni niye öptü
- enişteci
See also
Further reading
- “enişte”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “enişte”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “enişte”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı