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The article is wrong on ‘usta’. In modern Turkish, ‘usta’ isn’t used only for cooks, but for all master tradesmen. It literally means ‘master’, and is commonly
by 0db532a0 8y ago
The article is wrong on ‘usta’. In modern Turkish, ‘usta’ isn’t used only for cooks, but for all master tradesmen. It literally means ‘master’, and is commonly appended to a person’s name as a form of address. A carpenter or joiner might be also simply referred to or addressed as an ‘usta’, without reference to his trade.
It is not used in the way that the English have used ‘master’ in modern times: as a form of address for male children too young to be called ‘mister’.
- egeozcan 8y agoFunny fact: In Age of Empires 2, a Turkish villager shouts "usta" if you task him/her as a carpenter[1]. It means being a craftsman, not necessarily a master. I mean, its literal meaning is rarely what is meant. [1]: https://ageofempires.fandom.com/wiki/Turks#In-game_dialogue_language https://ageofempires.fandom.com/wiki/Turks#In-game_dialogue_...