Definition
A Turkish governor or administrator of a province or city, especially in Ottoman times; also spelled 'deli' or 'dey'.
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish 'deli' or 'dey' (governor), possibly from Persian 'dih' (province) or related to Turkish 'dal' (branch). English borrowed this during the Ottoman Empire's prominence in European affairs.
Kelly Says
This word entered English when Ottoman governors held real power over Mediterranean trade—it's a living fossil from the time when Turkish officials directly affected European merchants' lives and fortunes.
Translations
ARالعربية
تأخير
ta-akh-eer
CSČeština
zpoždění
zpoh-z-deni
DADansk
forsinkelse
for-sin-kelse
DEDeutsch
Verzögerung
fer-zoy-ger-ung
ELΕλληνικά
υποβιβασμός
ee-po-bee-vas-mos
ESEspañol
retraso
deh-LAY-so
IDBahasa Indonesia
penundaan
pen-un-dah-an
ITItaliano
ritardo
ree-tar-doh
KMKM
ការបន្ថយ
ka-ar-bon-thay
MSBahasa Melayu
penangguhan
pen-an-goo-han
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်ကြောင့်
seet-kya-ngawt
NLNederlands
vertraging
ver-traa-ging
NONorsk
forsinkelse
for-sin-kelse
PLPolski
opóźnienie
o-poz-nyen-ie
PTPortuguês
atraso
ah-trah-so
RORomână
întârziere
in-tar-zee-reh
RUРусский
задержка
zah-de-rzhka
SVSvenska
fördröjning
for-droy-ning
SWKiswahili
kufupi
koo-foo-pee
TAதமிழ்
தாமதம்
tha-ma-tham
TLTL
pagsusulat
pa-g-su-su-lat
TRTürkçe
gecikme
geh-chih-meh
UKУкраїнська
затримка
zah-trym-ka