alaylı
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== Turkish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Ottoman Turkish آلایلی (alaylı). Adjectival form of alay.
=== Noun ===
alaylı (definite accusative alaylıyi, plural alaylılar)
(military, historical) An Ottoman officer without formal military education.
Antonym: mektepli (“educated officer”)
=== Further reading ===
Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “alaylı²”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 194