vahim

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish وخیم (vahim, disagreeable, indigestible; dangerous), from Arabic وَخِيم (waḵīm).

Adjective

vahim

  1. dangerous, serious, grave

Derived terms

  • vahimlik

References

  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “vahim”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “وخیم”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2131
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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