rakip
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish رقیب (rakib, “watchman, guardian, rival”), from Arabic رَقِيب (raqīb).
Noun
rakip (definite accusative rakibi, plural rakipler)
- rival, competitor
References
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “رقیب”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 984
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “rakib”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 947