sahte

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Persian ساخته (sâxte).

Adjective

sahte

  1. fake, phony, false

Derived terms

References

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ساخته (sahte),[1] from Persian ساخته (sâxte).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sahˈte/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: sah‧te

Adjective

sahte

  1. fake, phony, false, counterfeit, fraudulent
    Köylü kadınlar boyunlarında sıra sıra sahte altınlar taşırlardı.
    Rural women would wear rows of fake gold jewelry around their necks.
  2. (figurative) artificial, unnatural, feigned, false
    • 2004, “Bir Kadın Çizeceksin”, in maNga, performed by maNga:
      Birden duracaksın / Soracaksın kendine / Neden bu düzen böyle? / Neden herkes sahte?
      Suddenly, you will stop / You will ask yourself / Why is this system like this? / Why is everyone false?

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “ساخته”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 657a