یالانجی

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From یالان (yalan, “lie”) +‎ ـجی (-ci, cı).

Noun

یالانجی • (yalancı)

  1. liar, deceiver, fabricator, fibber, a person who frequently lies or someone who tells a lie
    Synonym: كاذب (kâzib)

Adjective

یالانجی • (yalancı)

  1. fake, sham, false, phony, counterfeit, made to imitate something in order to deceive
    Synonyms: ساخته (sahte), یالان (yalan)

Derived terms

  • یالانجی الماس (yalancı elmas, “an imitation diamond”)
  • یالانجی دنیا (yalancı dünyâ, “false world”)
  • یالانجی طاش (yalancı taş, “false jewel”)
  • یالانجی طولمه (yalancı dolma, “a kind of dolma”)
  • یالانجیلق (yalancılık, “mendacity, falsehood”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: yalancı
  • → Armenian: եալանճի (ealanči)
  • → Aromanian: ialangi, ialangiu
  • → Bulgarian: яланджи́я (jalandžíja)
  • → Greek: γιαλαντζί (gialantzí)
  • → North Levantine Arabic: يالانجي (yālanji)
  • → Serbo-Croatian: јала̀нџија / jalàndžija

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