قایش

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See also: قايس and قايش

Ottoman Turkish

قایش

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *k(i)adɨš (“leather belt”), a development of *k(i)adɨ- (“to sew together”).[1] Cognate with Azerbaijani qayış, Bashkir ҡайыш (qayış), Kazakh қайыс (qaiys), Kyrgyz кайыш (kayış), Southern Altai кайыш (kayïš), Uzbek qayish and Yakut хатыс (qatıs).

Noun

قایش • (kayış) (definite accusative قایشی (kayışı), plural قایشلر (kayışlar))

  1. strap, thong, a long, narrow, pliable strip or flap of leather, or the like
    Synonyms: تاصمه (tasma), سیر (seyr), عصام (ʼısam)
  2. belt, a band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power
    Synonym: سیر (seyr)
  3. (figuratively) pilfering, petty theft, a theft of property having a lower value

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Descendants

References

  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*k(i)adɨ-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

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