taşra

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish طشره, 19th century alteration of طشاری (modern dışarı). Doublet of dışarı.

Noun

taşra (definite accusative taşrayı, plural taşralar)

1. Alternative form of dışarı (“outside; provinces; foreign lands”)

Adverb

taşra

1. Alternative form of dışarı (“outside, abroad”)

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “taşra”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “طشره”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1240