شلته

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Classical Persian چِلْتَه (čilta)bor.
    Ottoman Turkish شلته

    Borrowed from Classical Persian چِلْتَه (čilta).

    Noun

    شلته • (şilte)

    1. thin mattress spread upon a thicker mattress for softness
    2. thin quilt spread on a sofa as a soft seat

    Descendants

    • Turkish: şilte
    • → Armenian: շիլթե (šiltʻe), շլթա (šltʻa)
    • → Egyptian Arabic: شلتة (šalta)
    • → Greek: σιλτής (siltís)

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