üstübeç

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Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish استوبج (üstübec), from an Iranian word meaning bright or white. See Persian سفید for more.

Noun

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üstübeç (definite accusative üstübeci, plural üstübeçler)

  1. white lead

References

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  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “üstübeç”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “استوبج”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 105
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN