meşhur

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Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish مشهور (meşhur), from Arabic مَشْهُور (mašhūr, famous, notorious).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: meş‧hur

Adjective

meşhur

  1. famous
    Synonym: ünlü
  2. notorious

References

  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “meşhur”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مشهور”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1872
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Turkmen

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَشْهُور (mašhūr).

Adjective

meşhur (comparative ?, superlative meşhur)

  1. famous, well-known