یاتاقخانه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Compound of یاتاق (yatak, “bed”) +‎ خانه (hâne, “place”).

Noun

یاتاقخانه • (yatakhâne) (definite accusative یاتاقخانه‌یی (yatakhâneyi), plural یاتاقخانه‌لر (yatakhâneler))

1. dormitory, a room, building, or part of a building containing a number of beds and often some other furniture and/or utilities

   Synonym: قوغوش (koğuş)

Descendants

• Turkish: yatakhane

Further reading

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “yatakhane”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5244
• Moran, Ahmet Vahid (1924) “dormitory”, in A condensed dictionary, English–Turkish, Constantinople: Fratelli Haim, page 146a