منكشه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Vulgarized form of Classical Persian بنفشه (banafše, “violet”), itself from Middle Persian wnpšk' (wanafšag, “violet”).

Noun

منكشه • (menekşe) (definite accusative منكشه‌یی (menekşeyi), plural منكشه‌لر (menekşeler))

  1. violet, any flowering plant of the genus Viola

Derived terms

  • ایت منكشه‌سی (it menekşesi, “heath violet”)
  • فرنك منكشه‌سی (frenk menekşesi, “wallflower”)
  • قاتمر منكشه (katmer menekşe, “double violet”)
  • مصر منكشه‌سی (mısır menekşesi, “periwinkle”)
  • منكشه كوكی (menekşe kökü, “orrisroot”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: menekşe
  • → Albanian: menekshe
  • → Armenian: մէնէքշէ (mēnēkʻšē)
  • → Bulgarian: менекше́ (menekšé), мана́кше (manákše)
  • → Greek: μενεξές (menexés)
  • → Middle Armenian: մանօշայ (manōšay)
  • → Romanian: micșunea
  • → Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: менѐкше, меневиш
    Latin script: menèkše, meneviš

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