meyhane

Turkish

Etymology

From Persian میخانه‎ (meyxâne), compound of می‎ (may, “wine”) and خانه‎ (khâne, “house”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [mɛjhɑːnɛ]
  • Hyphenation: mey‧ha‧ne

Noun

meyhane

  1. (poetic) Literally meaning "beverage house" or "wine house"
  2. any restaurant in which people generally eat with alcoholic beverages.
  3. a style of Turkish music that originated in the Ottoman era and is supposed to invite passers-by into a house where people are enjoying themselves with alcohol and music.

Declension
Inflection
Nominative meyhane
Definite accusative meyhaneyi
Singular Plural
Nominative meyhane meyhaneler
Definite accusative meyhaneyi meyhaneleri
Dative meyhaneye meyhanelere
Locative meyhanede meyhanelerde
Ablative meyhaneden meyhanelerden
Genitive meyhanenin meyhanelerin
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
1st singular meyhanem meyhanelerim
2nd singular meyhanen meyhanelerin
3rd singular meyhanesi meyhaneleri
1st plural meyhanemiz meyhanelerimiz
2nd plural meyhaneniz meyhaneleriniz
3rd plural meyhaneleri meyhaneleri
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