effendi
pronunciation
How to pronounce effendi in British English:
UK [e'fendɪ]
How to pronounce effendi in American English:
US [e'fendɪ]
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- Noun:
- a former Turkish term of respect; especially for government officials
Word Origin
- effendi
- effendi: see authentic
- effendi (n.)
- Turkish title of respect, equivalent to English sir, 1610s, from Turkish efendi, title of respect applied to professionals and officials, corruption of Greek authentes "lord, master" (in Modern Greek aphentes; see authentic).
Example
- 1. Zulfan effendi , a 36-year-old palm-oil farmer from the western island of sumatra , says he used to struggle to make ends meet .
- 2. In the run-up to the first election in yet another new district earlier this year , one academic , effendi ghazali , was invited onto a local radio talk show to offer a bit of civic education .
- 3. Although suharto 's authoritarianism is a distant nightmare , indonesia is not yet a dream republic , hence the ironic title of mr effendi 's show .