باتاقخانه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

A compound of باتاق (batak, “swamp, marsh; den of fraud or violence”) +‎ خانه (hâne, “place”).

Noun

باتاقخانه • (batakhane)

  1. gambling den, barrelhouse, honky-tonk, any establishment where fraud takes place
    Synonym: باتاق (batak)

Descendants

  • Turkish: batakhane
  • → Armenian: պաթախանէ (patʻaxanē)

Further reading

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