تكیه

Ottoman Turkish

تَكْیَة

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Persian تکیه (takye).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tɛk.ˈjɛ]

Noun

تكیه (tekye)

  1. Sufi monastery, dervish convent, used as a hostel for wanderers, praying and other religious ceremonies, and often connected to care for the needy
  2. exercising place, drill-pitch, range

Descendants

  • Turkish: tekke
  • Arabic: تَكِيَّة (takiyya)
  • Bulgarian: текия (tekija)
  • English: tekye, tekyeh, tekke
  • Macedonian: текија (tekija)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: тѐкија
    Latin: tèkija
  • Malayalam: തക്യാവ് (takyāvŭ)
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