different between ottoman vs devshirme

English

Etymology

From Ottoman in the early 19th century; so named because reclining on a couch was associated with Middle Eastern customs.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??t?m?n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??t?m?n/
• Hyphenation: ot?to?man

Noun

ottoman (countable and uncountable, plural ottomans)

1. An upholstered sofa, without arms or a back, sometimes with a compartment for storing linen etc.
2. A low stool or thick cushion used to rest the feet or as a seat.
3. A fabric with a pronounced ribbed or corded effect, often made of silk or a mixture of cotton and silk-like yarns.

Synonyms

• (low furniture item to sit on or to place feet on): footstool, hassock, pouffe, tuffet, tumpty

Translations

See also

• chesago

Anagrams

• Mattoon

French

Adjective

ottoman (feminine singular ottomane, masculine plural ottomans, feminine plural ottomanes)

1. Ottoman

Derived terms

• Empire ottoman

Japanese

Romanization

ottoman

1. R?maji transcription of ?????

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French ottomane

Noun

ottoman m (definite singular ottomanen, indefinite plural ottomaner, definite plural ottomanene)

1. an ottoman (sofa without arms or backrest)
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2. synonym of osman

References

• “ottoman” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “ottoman_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French ottomane

Noun

ottoman m (definite singular ottomanen, indefinite plural ottomanar, definite plural ottomanane)

1. an ottoman (sofa without arms or backrest)
2. synonym of osman

References

• “ottoman” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ????????? (dev?irme, literally “collection, gathering”) (Turkish dev?irme).

Noun

devshirme (uncountable)

1. (historical) Systematic collection of non-Muslim boys or young men from rural Christian populations of the Balkans, practiced by Ottomans; the boys were taken to Istanbul, converted to Islam and educated for military profession or religious disciplines.

Synonyms

• blood tax

See also

• janissary

Translations