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Noun
çir
- illness
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Armenian չիր (čʻir).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃiɾ/
- Hyphenation: çir
Noun
çir (definite accusative çiri, plural çirler)
- (dialectal) Dried fruits like apricot (prune), plum etc.
- Synonym: kak
Declension
References
- ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “չիր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 629b
- ^ Dankoff, Robert (1995) Armenian Loanwords in Turkish (Turcologica; 21), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, § 592, page 121
Further reading
- “çir”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1982
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “çir⁵”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1006