كارخانه

See also: کارخانہ‎ and کارخانه‎

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Persian کارخانه‎ (kârxâne), equivalent to كار‎ (kâr, “business”) +‎ خانه‎ (hane, “house”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /caɾhaˈnɛ/

Noun

كارخانه • (kârhane)

  1. factory, workshop
  2. (colloquial) whorehouse, brothel

Descendants
  • Turkish: kârhane, kerhane
  • → Aromanian: kiurhan (“prostitute”)
  • → Bulgarian: керхана̀ (kerhanà, “brothel”)
  • → Romanian: cherhaná (“factory”)
  • → Serbo-Croatian: (“factory; brothel”)
    Cyrillic: ћерха̀на
    Latin: ćerhàna
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