yabani

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See also: yabanî and yabanı

Turkish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish یابانی, an adjective form of Persian یابان (yâbân).

Adjective

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yabani

  1. related to the wilderness or outdoors
  2. wild (not domesticated)
  3. uncivilized; boorish
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References

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  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “yaban”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “یابانی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2178
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN