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debdebe

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Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دبدبه, from Arabic دبدبة (“heavy footsteps, the sound of horse hooves, the sound of drums”), a word of onomatopoeic origin.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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debdebe (definite accusative debdebeyi, uncountable)

  1. (archaic) pomp, splendor
    Synonyms: görkem, şatafat, ihtişam

References

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  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “debdebe”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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