sahte

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ساخته‎ (sahte)[1], from Persian ساخته‎ (sâxte).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sahˈte/
  • Hyphenation: sah‧te

Adjective

sahte

  1. fake, phony, false, counterfeit, fraudulent
    Köylü kadınlar boyunlarında sıra sıra sahte altınlar taşırlardı.
    Villager women would bear rows of fake gold (jewellery) around their necks.
  2. (figurative) artificial, unnatural, feigned
    sahte bir sevgi gösterisi ― a feigned show of affection

Derived terms

References
  1. Kélékian, Diran (1911), “ساخته”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 657a
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