sebze
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish سبزه (sebze), from Persian سبزه (sabze). Nişanyan proposes Persian سبزی (sabzi, “greenness”) instead. In either case, from Persian سبز (sabz, “green”).
Noun
sebze (definite accusative sebzeyi, plural sebzeler)
- vegetable (a plant raised for some edible part of it)
Derived terms
- sebzeci
References
- Kélékian, Diran (1911), “سبزه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 663
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “sebze”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “سبزه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1035
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “سبزی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1035