vatandaş

== Crimean Tatar == === Etymology === By surface analysis, vatan +‎ -daş === Noun === vatandaş countryman ==== Declension ==== === References === “vatandaş”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian) == Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish وطنداش. By surface analysis, vatan +‎ -daş. Compare Azerbaijani vətəndaş, Turkmen watandaş, Bashkir ватандаш (vatandaş), Tatar ватандаш (watandaş), Crimean Tatar vatandaş, Uyghur ۋەتەنداش (wetendash), Kazakh отандас (otandas), Uzbek vatandosh. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɑ.tɑnˈdɑʃ/ === Noun === vatandaş citizen countryman ==== Usage notes ==== The word vatandaş is very often used, especially in journalese or rhetorical usage, to simply mean person or people in a neutral or positive context, instead of the more general words kişi or insan. === See also === yurttaş === References === Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “vatandaş”, in Nişanyan Sözlük