یولداش

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From یول‎ (yol, “road, street”) +‎ ـداش‎ (-daş, “companion”).

Noun

یولداش • (yoldaş)

  1. fellow traveller, one who travels together with another
    Synonyms: رفیق‎ (refik), همراه‎ (hemrah)
  2. (by extension) companion, fellow, mate, comrade
    Synonyms: رفیق‎ (refik), قولداش‎ (koldaş), همراه‎ (hemrah)
  3. (formerly) fellow janissary, companion in battle

Derived terms

  • یولداشسز‎ (yoldaşsız, “without companion”)
  • یولداشلق‎ (yoldaşlık, “companionship”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: yoldaş
  • → Armenian: յոլդաշ (yoldaš)

Further reading

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