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karabasan.

nightmare (demon)

9 characters4 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/kaˈɾa.ba.san/
  1. nightmare (demon)

  2. nightmare (bad dream)

  3. sleep paralysis

Where this word comes from

Compound of kara (“evil, wicked”) + basan (“one that presses”). Cognate with Azerbaijani qarabasma. For semantic development, compare Finnish painajainen.

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