balapervaz
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish بالاپرواز (balapervaz), from Persian [Term?]. Equivalent to balâ + pervaz.
Adjective
balapervaz (obsolete)
- (literally) high flying
- pretentious; arrogant; haughty
- Synonym: palavracı
- ambitious
References
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “bala⁵”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 447
- Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962), “bâlâ-pervâz”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 85
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 127