ئەپەندى

Uyghur

Other scripts
Perso-Arabic ئەپەندى
Latin ependi
Cyrillic әпәнди

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish افندی (efendi). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔɛpɛndi/

Noun

ئەپەندى • (ependi) (plural ئەپەندىلەر (ependiler))

  1. a common title of respect for men or teachers, equivalent to mister or sir
    نەسىرىدىن ئەپەندىnesiridin ependiNasreddin Hodja
  2. funny or eccentric person

Declension

Further reading

  • Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN