taşra

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish طشره, 19th century alteration of طشاری (modern dışarı). Doublet of dışarı.

Noun

taşra (definite accusative taşrayı, plural taşralar)

Alternative form of dışarı (“outside; provinces; foreign lands”)

Adverb

taşra

Alternative form of dışarı (“outside, abroad”)

References

Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “taşra”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Redhouse, James W. (1890) “طشره”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1240

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