مایخوش

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • میخوش (meyhoş)
  • մայխօշ (mayhoş), մայհօշ (mayhoş), մէյխօշ (meyhoş), մայիխօշ (mayihoş) — Armeno-Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian مایخوش (mâyxoš, “sweet-and-sour”), a compound of مایه (mâye, “stuff”) +‎ خوش (xoš, “pleasant”).

Adjective

مایخوش • (mayhoş)

  1. acidulous, sourish, subacid, slightly sour or tart
    Synonym: اكشیجه (ekşice)
  2. sweet-and-sour, having both sweet and sour taste

Derived terms

  • مایخوشلق (mayhoşluk, “acidulousness”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: mayhoş
  • → Armenian: մայհօշ (mayhōš), մայխօշ (mayxōš), մարխոշ (marxoš), մէյխօշ (mēyxōš)

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