müstehcen

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish مستهجن (müstehcen), from Arabic مُسْتَهْجَن (mustahjan), passive participle of اِسْتَهْجَنَ (istahjana, “to denigrate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mys.teh.dʒɛn/

Adjective

müstehcen

1. obscene, inappropriate

Derived terms

• müstehcenlik