yalin.
/jəˈliː/ A house of a type found on the shore of the Bosporus.
ΘΚΠ
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > house of specific material or construction
thatch-house1521
slate house1554
thack housec1600
frame house1627
log-house1662
straw1665
thatch1693
tin-house1798
fog house1799
leaf house1811
rock house1818
black house1819
blockhouse1821
white house1824
slab-and-bark house1826
brown house1845
brush house1854
soddy1877
hurdle-housea1879
bottle house1913
stucco1922
prefab1942
Portal house1944
Airey1945
yali1962
1962 J. Fleming When I grow Rich i. 9 Most large wooden houses on the Bosphorus are called either yalis or palaces.
1976 Times 28 Feb. (Turkish Suppl.) p. i/3 Ahead..flows the deep blue Bosporus. From its either shore rise green hills..dotted with..those lovely old wooden houses called yalis.
1978 S. Sheldon Bloodline i. 15 Not the tourist Istanbul..but the out-of-the-way places.., the yalis, and the small markets beyond the souks.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
<
n.1962