gardaş

See also: gardas, gardās, and gárdás

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قارداش (kardaş, “sibling”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaɾˈdaʃ/

Noun

gardaş (definite accusative gardaşı, plural gardaşlar)

1. (dialectal) Nonstandard form of kardeş.
2. (regional, colloquial, Eastern Anatolia, Cyprus) An informal term of address; bro, dude

Turkmen

Etymology

cognate with Turkish kardeş.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɢaɾdaɕ]

Noun

gardaş

1. brother

   Synonyms: erkek dogan, dogan

   Coordinate terms: aga (“elder”), ini (“younger”)

2. term of address for males of close age