میشه

See also: مئشه

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Classical Persian بیشه (bēša, “forest”), with a change of initial consonant /b/ > /m/ found also in other words, such as مقره (makara, “pulley”), منكشه (menekşe, “violet”), or منتشه (menteşe, “hinge”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [meˈʃɛ]

Noun

میشه • (meşe) (definite accusative میشه‌یی (meşeyi), plural میشه‌لر (meşeler))

  1. forest, wood, a dense and uncultivated area of trees and undergrowth
    Synonyms: اورمان (orman), بیشه (bişe)
  2. oak, any deciduous, hardwood tree in the genus Quercus of the beech family
    Synonym: میشه آغاجی (meşe ağacı)
  3. oakwood, the wood of the oak tree, used in making furniture, frames, etc.

Adjective

میشه • (meşe) (comparative دخی میشه (dahı meşe), superlative اك میشه (eñ meşe))

  1. oaken, made from the wood of the oak tree, also suggesting robustness

Derived terms

  • آق میشه (ak meşe, “white oak”)
  • قره میشه (kara meşe, “black oak”)
  • میشه آغاجی (meşe ağacı, “oak”)
  • میشه صندوق (meşe sandık, “oaken coffer”)
  • میشه میوه‌سی (meşe meyvesi, “acorn”)
  • میشه‌جك (meşecik, “wood germander”)
  • میشه‌لك (meşelik, “oak forest”)
  • پالاموت میشه‌سی (palamut meşesi, “Turkish oak”)
  • یر میشه‌سی (yer meşesi, “germander”)
  • یشیل میشه (yeşil meşe, “green oak”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: meşe
  • → Armenian: մեշե (meše), մեշա (meša)

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