sadeleştirme

Turkish

Etymology

sade (plain) +‎ -leş (to become) +‎ -tir (causative suffix) +‎ -me (verbal noun suffix)

Noun

sadeleştirme (definite accusative sadeleştirmeyi, plural sadeleştirmeler)

  1. verbal noun of sadeleştirmek
  2. the process of simplifying Ottoman Turkish into modern Turkish by replacing obsolete grammar and vocabulary