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Osman Saturday 05th of August 2006 03:52:14 PM
Turkish - Bosnian (similar words) - Herkese Merhaba

We had chance to see similar words in Turkish-Japanese thanks to Ömer and Turkish-Estonian thanks to i_e. So i thought we may have more topics like that. Soon, i hope to add Turkish-Greek and Turkish-Spanish similar words too. Hopefully it helps some students and teachers.

There is a similar thread in Bosnian Forum by Dolores. So i will get similar words from there. ;)

(Turkish - Bosnian - English)

A (according to Bosnian alphabet)

mahpus - aps - prison
havan - avan - mortar
avlu - avlija - yard

B

bahtsız - baksuz - misfortune, bad luck
başka - baška - separately particularly
bela - belaj - accident, mishap
bostan - bostan - melon
büyük(kalabalık) - buljuk - crowd
börekçi - buregdžija - pie vendor
börek - burek - leaf pie

Osman Saturday 05th of August 2006 04:05:19 PM
- Č
çadır - čador - tent
çarşı - čaršija - market
çini - činija - bowl, dish
çivi - čivija - pin
çivilik(askılık) - čiviluk - hanger

Ć
keyf - ćef - taste, fancy
kemer - ćemer - belt for money(or pants)
kepenk - ćepenak - door (wondow) of an Oriental shop
kebap - ćevapčići - grilled minced-meat cylinders (very tasty)
kilim - ćilim - rug
köşe - ćošak - angle
köşeli - ćoškast - angular
köfte - ćufte - meat-balls
kömür - ćumur - charcoal
kömürcü - ćumurdžija - charcoal burner
köprü - ćuprija - bridge
kürkçü - ćurčija - furrier

D
dernek - dernek - association
direk - direk - post
divan - divan - sofa
bitirmek - dokusuriti - terminate
dolama - dolama - dolman, hussarćs jacket
tütün - duhan - tobacco
döşek - dušek - mattress

Osman Saturday 05th of August 2006 04:23:32 PM
- DŽ
çak/çuval - džak - sack
cami - džamija - mosque
cephane - džebana - ammunition
cellat - dželat - executioner
cenaze - dženaza - Muslim funeral
cezve - džezva - Turkish coffee-pot
ciğer - džigerica - liver
cirit - džilit - javelin
cin/cesim/dev - džin - giant
cümbüş - džumbus - mess

Đ
gavur - đaur - infidel
gerdan - đerdan - necklace
gübre - đubre - manure, garbage
gübrelemek - đubriti - to manure
gübrelik - đubretar - garbage collector
gübre yığını - đubrište - dunghill
güveç - đuveč - sautéd rice with meat and vegetables... bizim güveç ya :D

Osman Saturday 05th of August 2006 04:31:08 PM
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E
esnaf - esnaf - craft-guild
esbab - espap - goods, merchandise

F
fincan - fildžan - demi-tasse
fanila - funjela - sweater (meaning changed today)
fırın - furuna - stove

H
hacı - hadžija - hadji
hamal - hamal - carier
helva - halva - halvah
hamam - hamam - Turkish bath
han - han - tavern
hançer - handžar - yataghan
hanım - hanuma - Turkish Muslim wife
hapis - haps - prison
hapsetmek - hapsiti - to arrest
haraç - harač - poll-tax
haraç almak - haračiti - to pillage
haraçcı - haračlija - tax-collector
harambaşı - harambaša - captain of a gang of robbers
harami - haramija - brigand
harap - haranje - ravage
harap etmek - harati - to devastate
harcamak - harčiti - to waste money
harita - hartija - paper
at - hat - horse
hoca - hodža - Muslim priest

Osman Saturday 05th of August 2006 04:39:27 PM
- I
ibrik - ibrik - coffee-pot, jug
imam - imam - imam

J
lades - jadac - wishbone
yalan - jalan - envious
yeniçeri - janjičar - janissary
yaren - jaran - friend
yatağan - jatagan - Turkish dagger
yatak - jatak - harbouer of an outlaw
hendek - jendek - trench
yorgan - jorgan - quilt
yorgancı - jorgandžija - quilt-maker
yufka jufka - one leaf of phyllo pastry

K
kadife - kadifa - velvet
kadı - kadilja - cadi (oriental civil judge)
kadın - kaduna - Turkish lady
kahve - kava - coffee
kahvehane - kavana - tavern
kahveci - kaedžija - coffe-house keeper
kalay - kalaj - tin-mine
kalaycı - kalajdžija - tinsmith
kaldırım - kaldrma - cobble pavement (roadway)
kalfa - kalfa - journeyman
kanca - kandža - claw
kasaba - kasaba - backwater town
kasap - kasapin - butcher
kaşık - kašika - spoon
kafir - kaurski - infidel
kavga - kavga - quarrel
kavgacı - kavgadžija - qurreler
kazan - kazan - kettle, copper
kazancı - kazandžija - copper-smith
kefe - kefa - brush
kefelemek - kefati - to brush (my mum still uses this word!)
ker/kelp - ker - dog
kira - kirija - rent
kısmet - kismet - fate
kefe - kofa - pail, bucket
komşu - komšija - neighbour
komşuluk - komšiluk - neighbourhood
kurşun - kuršum - bullet

Osman Saturday 05th of August 2006 04:47:29 PM
- L
lale - lala - tulip
lenger - lenger - anchor
lenger atmak - lengerisati - to anchor
leş - leš - dead body, corpse

M
mahalle - mahala - district
meydan - majdan - mine
makas - makaze - scissors
mahalle - mala - also district
mandal - mandala - door-latch
mangal - mangala - brazier
mendil - maramica - tissue, handkerchief
marifetlik - marifetluk - fraud
medrese - medresa - Muslim religious high school
meydan - megdan/mejdan - duel, combat
meyhane - mehana - tavern
meyhaneci - mehandžija - tavern owner
mektep - mejtef/mekteb - Muslim primary school
nemli - memla - dampness, dankness
merasim - meračiti - to enjoy eating, drinking, smoking
merak - merak - joy, enjoyment
merdiven - merdevine - ladder
mercan - merdžan - coral
mermer - mermer - marble
meze - meza - snack
minare - minaret/munara - minaret
minderlik - minderluk - sofa
mescit - mošeja - mosque
müftü - muftija - mufti
mühür - muhar - seal
müezzin - mujezin - muezzin
muşamba - mušema - tarpaulin
muştuluk - muštuluk - reward for good things

if you know any other, feel free to share here ;)

Phrasebase Archive
	Osman	Saturday 05th of August 2006 03:52:14 PM
	Turkish - Bosnian (similar words) - Herkese Merhaba We had chance to see similar words in Turkish-Japanese thanks to Ömer and Turkish-Estonian thanks to i_e. So i thought we may have more topics like that. Soon, i hope to add Turkish-Greek and Turkish-Spanish similar words too. Hopefully it helps some students and teachers. There is a similar thread in Bosnian Forum by Dolores. So i will get similar words from there. ;) (Turkish - Bosnian - English) A (according to Bosnian alphabet) mahpus - aps - prison havan - avan - mortar avlu - avlija - yard B bahtsız - baksuz - misfortune, bad luck başka - baška - separately particularly bela - belaj - accident, mishap bostan - bostan - melon büyük(kalabalık) - buljuk - crowd börekçi - buregdžija - pie vendor börek - burek - leaf pie
	Osman	Saturday 05th of August 2006 04:05:19 PM
	- Č çadır - čador - tent çarşı - čaršija - market çini - činija - bowl, dish çivi - čivija - pin çivilik(askılık) - čiviluk - hanger Ć keyf - ćef - taste, fancy kemer - ćemer - belt for money(or pants) kepenk - ćepenak - door (wondow) of an Oriental shop kebap - ćevapčići - grilled minced-meat cylinders (very tasty) kilim - ćilim - rug köşe - ćošak - angle köşeli - ćoškast - angular köfte - ćufte - meat-balls kömür - ćumur - charcoal kömürcü - ćumurdžija - charcoal burner köprü - ćuprija - bridge kürkçü - ćurčija - furrier D dernek - dernek - association direk - direk - post divan - divan - sofa bitirmek - dokusuriti - terminate dolama - dolama - dolman, hussarćs jacket tütün - duhan - tobacco döşek - dušek - mattress
	Osman	Saturday 05th of August 2006 04:23:32 PM
	- DŽ çak/çuval - džak - sack cami - džamija - mosque cephane - džebana - ammunition cellat - dželat - executioner cenaze - dženaza - Muslim funeral cezve - džezva - Turkish coffee-pot ciğer - džigerica - liver cirit - džilit - javelin cin/cesim/dev - džin - giant cümbüş - džumbus - mess Đ gavur - đaur - infidel gerdan - đerdan - necklace gübre - đubre - manure, garbage gübrelemek - đubriti - to manure gübrelik - đubretar - garbage collector gübre yığını - đubrište - dunghill güveç - đuveč - sautéd rice with meat and vegetables... bizim güveç ya :D
	Osman	Saturday 05th of August 2006 04:31:08 PM
	- E esnaf - esnaf - craft-guild esbab - espap - goods, merchandise F fincan - fildžan - demi-tasse fanila - funjela - sweater (meaning changed today) fırın - furuna - stove H hacı - hadžija - hadji hamal - hamal - carier helva - halva - halvah hamam - hamam - Turkish bath han - han - tavern hançer - handžar - yataghan hanım - hanuma - Turkish Muslim wife hapis - haps - prison hapsetmek - hapsiti - to arrest haraç - harač - poll-tax haraç almak - haračiti - to pillage haraçcı - haračlija - tax-collector harambaşı - harambaša - captain of a gang of robbers harami - haramija - brigand harap - haranje - ravage harap etmek - harati - to devastate harcamak - harčiti - to waste money harita - hartija - paper at - hat - horse hoca - hodža - Muslim priest
	Osman	Saturday 05th of August 2006 04:39:27 PM
	- I ibrik - ibrik - coffee-pot, jug imam - imam - imam J lades - jadac - wishbone yalan - jalan - envious yeniçeri - janjičar - janissary yaren - jaran - friend yatağan - jatagan - Turkish dagger yatak - jatak - harbouer of an outlaw hendek - jendek - trench yorgan - jorgan - quilt yorgancı - jorgandžija - quilt-maker yufka jufka - one leaf of phyllo pastry K kadife - kadifa - velvet kadı - kadilja - cadi (oriental civil judge) kadın - kaduna - Turkish lady kahve - kava - coffee kahvehane - kavana - tavern kahveci - kaedžija - coffe-house keeper kalay - kalaj - tin-mine kalaycı - kalajdžija - tinsmith kaldırım - kaldrma - cobble pavement (roadway) kalfa - kalfa - journeyman kanca - kandža - claw kasaba - kasaba - backwater town kasap - kasapin - butcher kaşık - kašika - spoon kafir - kaurski - infidel kavga - kavga - quarrel kavgacı - kavgadžija - qurreler kazan - kazan - kettle, copper kazancı - kazandžija - copper-smith kefe - kefa - brush kefelemek - kefati - to brush (my mum still uses this word!) ker/kelp - ker - dog kira - kirija - rent kısmet - kismet - fate kefe - kofa - pail, bucket komşu - komšija - neighbour komşuluk - komšiluk - neighbourhood kurşun - kuršum - bullet
	Osman	Saturday 05th of August 2006 04:47:29 PM
	- L lale - lala - tulip lenger - lenger - anchor lenger atmak - lengerisati - to anchor leş - leš - dead body, corpse M mahalle - mahala - district meydan - majdan - mine makas - makaze - scissors mahalle - mala - also district mandal - mandala - door-latch mangal - mangala - brazier mendil - maramica - tissue, handkerchief marifetlik - marifetluk - fraud medrese - medresa - Muslim religious high school meydan - megdan/mejdan - duel, combat meyhane - mehana - tavern meyhaneci - mehandžija - tavern owner mektep - mejtef/mekteb - Muslim primary school nemli - memla - dampness, dankness merasim - meračiti - to enjoy eating, drinking, smoking merak - merak - joy, enjoyment merdiven - merdevine - ladder mercan - merdžan - coral mermer - mermer - marble meze - meza - snack minare - minaret/munara - minaret minderlik - minderluk - sofa mescit - mošeja - mosque müftü - muftija - mufti mühür - muhar - seal müezzin - mujezin - muezzin muşamba - mušema - tarpaulin muştuluk - muštuluk - reward for good things if you know any other, feel free to share here ;)