بورسه

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • بورسا (borsa)

Etymology 1

From Italian borsa. Doublet of پارسه (parsa, beggar’s bowl or pouch) borrowed earlier into a lower register.

Noun

بورسه (borsa)

  1. exchange, stock market, bourse
Descendants
  • Turkish: borsa

References

Etymology 2

By metathesis from Ancient Greek Προῦσᾰ (Proûsa).

Alternative forms

Proper noun

بورسه (Bursa)

  1. A city in Turkey
    • 1927 October, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Nutuk, page 626:
      كرچه ، بر بورسه مبعوثی []
      Gerçi, bir Bursa mebusu []
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
Descendants
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