efendi

== Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish افندی (efendi), from Greek αφέντης (aféntis), from Ancient Greek αὐθέντης (authéntēs). === Noun === efendi m (uncountable) (dated) sir ==== Declension ==== == Slovak == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish افندی (efendi). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈefenɟi] === Noun === efendi m pers effendi ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “efendi”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish افندی (efendi), from Greek αφέντης (aféntis), from Ancient Greek αὐθέντης (authéntēs). Doublet of otantik. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eˈfen.di/, [eˈfæn.di] Hyphenation: e‧fen‧di === Noun === efendi (definite accusative efendiyi, plural efendiler) master, sir Yüzüklerin Efendisi ― The Lord of the Rings (historical) effendi (regional, informal) mister, sir (polite term of address for a man) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Adjective === efendi well-behaved, courteous, polite ==== Usage notes ==== Frequently reduplicated as efendi efendi. ==== Derived terms ====