kisve

Turkish

Alternative forms
  • kisvet

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish كسوت, from Arabic كِسْوَة (kiswa). Doublet of kisbet and kispet.

Noun

kisve (definite accusative kisveyi, plural kisveler)

  1. clothing, outfit, costume, garb
    • 1935 August 14, “Tarsusta Çarşaf, Karadon ve Şalvar yasağı evvelki gün başladı”, in Yeni Mersin‎, page 1:
      Bayanlarımız ve halkımız belediyenin bu yasağım sevinçle karşılayarak yeni kisveleri ile çarşı ve pazara çıkmışlardir.
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References
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “كسوت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1550
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