Turkish/Loanwords

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Like every natural language Turkish has many loanwords.

Contents 1 French 2 Russian 3 Arabic 4 Persian 5 Words from Turkish

[edit] French

Turkish has taken many words from French(list not complete).

• kuaför - coiffeur - hairdresser
• argo - argot - slang
• randevu - rendez-vous - meeting
• bisiklet - bicyclette - bicycle
• asansör - ascenceur - elevator
• pantalon - pantalon - trousers
• kravat - cravate - tie (clothing)
• lavabo - lavabo - washbasin

[edit] Russian

• şapka - hat

[edit] Arabic

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[edit] Persian

[edit] Words from Turkish

English, and many other languages, has taken some words from Turkish:

• yoghurt (yoğurt)
• coffee (kahve)