Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hungarian hajdúk (armed cattle-drover; hajduk).[1] Doublet of حیدود (haydud, bandit, robber).

Noun

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هودوك (hödük)

  1. boor, peasant, country lout, an uncouth or crude person
    Synonym: چوبان (çoban)

Usage notes

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Used in particular to describe Anatolian Turks.

Descendants

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  • Turkish: hödük
  • Armenian: հէօտիւք (hēōtiwkʻ)Constantinople

References

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  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1951) “հէօտիւք”, in Ewropakan pʻoxaṙeal baṙer hayerēni mēǰ (Azgayin matenadaran; 166) (in Armenian), published from the author's manuscript submitted in 1921, Vienna: Mekhitarist Press, pages 104–105

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