شیطانلق

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From شیطان (şeytan, “Satan, the Devil”) +‎ ـلق (-lık, luk).

Noun

شیطانلق • (şeytanlık) (definite accusative شیطانلغی (şeytanlığı), uncountable)

  1. devilry, diabolism, devilishness, fiendishness, the state or quality of being fiendish or diabolical
  2. (figuratively) slyness, cunning, craftiness, wiliness, guile, the state or quality of being sly or wily
    Synonyms: قورنازلق (kurnazlık), مهارت (mehâret)

Descendants

  • Turkish: şeytanlık

Further reading

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