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10 Language-to-English DictionariesOdalisque
/ˈoʊ.də.lɪsk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A female slave or concubine in a Turkish harem, particularly during the Ottoman Empire.
"Historical accounts often depicted the odalisque as an exotic and secluded figure within the sultan's palace." - 2
A subject of Western art representing a reclining female concubine or nude, popular in 19th-century Orientalist painting.
"The museum's new exhibition features several famous paintings of an odalisque reclining on luxurious silk cushions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French word odalisque, which came from the Turkish ōdaliq, meaning a female chamberlain or attendant. This originates from oda, meaning 'chamber' or 'room'. The term entered the English language in the early 19th century through romanticized descriptions of the Ottoman Empire's imperial harem.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Odalisque" is said worldwide
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odalisque
Transliteration: /ɔ.da.lisk/
"Le peintre a représenté une odalisque dans son tableau orientaliste."
Odaliske
Transliteration: /oˈdaːlɪskə/
"Das Gemälde zeigt eine Odaliske in einem prächtigen Harem."
odalisca
Transliteration: /odaˈliska/
"L'artista ha dipinto un'odalisca sdraiata su cuscini di seta."
odalisca
Transliteration: /oðaˈliska/
"La figura de la odalisca fue muy popular en la pintura romántica."
odalisca
Transliteration: /odaˈliskɐ/
"A pintura retrata uma odalisca em um ambiente luxuoso."
हरम की दासी
Transliteration: haram ki daasi
"इतिहास में हरम की दासी को ओडालिस्क कहा जाता था।"
宫女
Transliteration: gōngnǚ
"这幅画描绘了一位躺在长榻上的土耳其后宫宫女。"
오달리스크
Transliteration: odaliseukeu
"그 화가는 하렘의 오달리스크를 주제로 그림을 그렸다."
オダリスク
Transliteration: odarisuku
"その絵画には豪華な衣装を身につけたオダリスクが描かれている。"
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