kalburüstü

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Turkish

Etymology

Derived from Ottoman Turkish قالبور اوستنه گلمك (kalbur üstüne gelmek, literally to stay at the top of the sieve)[1] (whence also قالبور اوستنه گلن (kalbur üstüne gelen, literally what stays at the top of the sieve))[2] equivalent to kalbur (sieve, screen) +‎ üst (top, upper) +‎ (possessive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaɫˈbu.ɾys.ty/
  • Hyphenation: kal‧bu‧rüs‧tü

Adjective

kalburüstü

  1. (figuratively) distinguished, elite, prominent
  2. (figuratively) outstanding among others

Declension

References

  1. ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “قالبور اوستنه گلمك”, in قاموس تركی (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 1033
  2. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “قالبور اوستنه گلن”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1468

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