تكیه

تكیه

Ottoman Turkish

تَكْیَة

Alternative forms

• تكه‎ (tekke)

Etymology

From Persian تکیه‎ (tekye)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɛk.ˈjɛ]

Noun

تكیه • (tekye)

1. Sufi monastery, dervish convent, used as a hostel for wanderers, praying and other religious ceremonies, and often connected to care for the needy
2. exercising place, drill-pitch, range

Descendants

• Turkish: tekke
• → Arabic: تَكِيَّة‎ (takiyya)
  • → Chinese: 塔基亚 (tǎjīyà)
  • → English: tekiye, tekiyeh, takiyeh, takiya
• → Bulgarian: текия (tekija)
• → English: tekye, tekyeh, tekke
• → Macedonian: текија (tekija)
• → Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: тѐкија

  Latin: tèkija