اوشاق

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *uvšak (child), a development of *uvša- (to become smaller); compare Old Turkic [script needed] (uvšak/ušak, small).

Noun

اوشاق • (uşak)

  1. boy, lad, youth, a young male
    Synonyms: اوغلان (oğlan), پسر (pıser), غلام (ğulam)
  2. manservant, servingman, a male servant
    Synonyms: خدمتجی (hizmetci), خدمتكار (hizmetkâr)
  3. apprentice, a trainee in a skilled trade
    Synonyms: چراق (çırak), شاگرد (şagird)
Derived terms
  • آت اوشاغی (at uşağı, groom)
  • او اوشاقلری (ev uşakları, members of a household)
  • اوشاقلق (uşaklık, profession of a manservant)
  • چادر اوشاغی (çadır uşağı, tent-pitcher)
Descendants
  • Turkish: uşak
  • Armenian: ուշախ (ušax)
  • Ubykh: ушақ (uŝak)

Further reading

Etymology 2

اوشاق

Borrowed from Arabic أُشَّق (ʔuššaq, gum ammoniac), from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (wšʾk /⁠wašak⁠/), [Book Pahlavi needed] (wšk /⁠wašak⁠/).

Alternative forms

Noun

اوشاق • (uşak)

  1. gum ammoniac, ammoniacum, a resin exuded from several plants of the genus Ferula
Derived terms
  • اوشاق فدانی (uşak fidanı, Ferula ammoniacum)
  • اوشاق قپان (uşak kapan, golden eagle)
Descendants

Further reading

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