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ottoman

/ˈɒtəmən/O-tuh-muhn
/ˈɑtəmən/AH-tuh-muhn

MeaningOsman, founder of the Turkish empire

Common meaning: a low padded seat with no back

Journey through time

  1. TurkishOthmansource
  2. FrenchOttoman‘Turkish’source
  3. Frenchottomanesource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsTurkish → a low padded seat with no backottoman‘a low padded seat with no back’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Turkish Othman ‘Osman, founder of the Turkish empire’.

Roots

  • Othman Turkish “Osman, founder of the Turkish empire”

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