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bilge.

wise, sage, profound

5 characters2 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

adj/bilˈɟe/

  1. wise, sage, profound

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐰠𐰏𐰀 (b²il²g²a /⁠bilge⁠/, “wise”), from 𐰋𐰃𐰠 (b²il² /⁠bil-⁠/, “to know”) + 𐰏𐰀 (g²a /⁠-ge⁠/). Compare bil- (“to know”). Fallen into disuse since the 15th century, but revived in 1935 in the campaign by the Türk Dil Kurumu to replace many loanwords by words with native Turkic roots.

noun/bilˈɟe/

  1. wise person

  2. polymath

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐰠𐰏𐰀 (b²il²g²a /⁠bilge⁠/, “wise”), from 𐰋𐰃𐰠 (b²il² /⁠bil-⁠/, “to know”) + 𐰏𐰀 (g²a /⁠-ge⁠/). Compare bil- (“to know”). Fallen into disuse since the 15th century, but revived in 1935 in the campaign by the Türk Dil Kurumu to replace many loanwords by words with native Turkic roots.

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