köken: Borrowed from Medieval Latin offerenda, from Latin offerendus (literally “to be offered”), gerundive of offerō (“to offer”). Compare Catalan ofrena, Occitan and Romansh ufrenda, Portuguese oferenda, Spanish ofrenda.
offering, sacrifice (object or living being offered to a god or gods in a religious ritual so as to satisfy them or win their favor) · victim (living being, usually human, which is exposed to, or killed by, direct violence, or a disaster or catastrophe) · victim (living being, usually human, who have to bear the unpleasant consequences of some act or event)
çekim: çoğul upuri · tamlayan upura
köken: Borrowed from Middle Dutch upper, or from Middle High German opper (cf. German Opfer), itself a borrowing from Latin operārī (“to try, to strive for; to offer, to sacrifice”). This word is first mentioned in 17th-century dictionaries.