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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