korsan

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قرصان‎ (korsan, “pirate”), from Arabic قُرْصَان‎ (qurṣān, “pirate”), from Italian corsale (“corsair, privateer”), from Medieval Latin cursārius (“pirate, sea-raider”), from Latin cursus (“course, a running; plunder, hostile inroad”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [koɾsan]
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  • Hyphenation: kor‧san

Noun

korsan (definite accusative korsanı, plural korsanlar)

  1. pirate
  2. privateer

Declension

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Derived terms
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