پاپادیا

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek παπαδιά (papadiá, “wife of a Greek priest”).

Noun

پاپادیا • (papadya) (definite accusative پاپادیایی (papadyayı), plural پاپادیالر (papadyalar))

  1. (Christianity) the wife of a papa, a parish priest in the Greek Orthodox Church
  2. camomile, any composite plant with a fragrance reminiscent of apples, especially Chamaemelum nobile and Matricaria recutita
    Synonym: بابونج (babunec, babunc)

Derived terms

  • ایت پاپادیاسی (it papadyası, “stinking camomile”)
  • صاری پاپادیا (sarı papadya, “corn marigold”)
  • ویرانه پاپادیاسی (virâne papadyası, “a variety of camomile”)
  • پاپادیا یخنیسی (papadya yahnısı, “a stew of mussels”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: papatya

Further reading

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