شلته

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian ‎ (čelte).

Noun

شلته • (şilte)

thin mattress spread upon a thicker mattress for softness
thin quilt spread on a sofa as a soft seat

Descendants

Turkish: şilte
→ Armenian: շիլթե (šiltʿe), շլթա (šltʿa)

Further reading

Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “şilte1”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4484
Kélékian, Diran (1911), “شلته”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 732
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “şilte”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Redhouse, James W. (1890), “شلته”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1134

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