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Khalaj
Noun
قَیصی (qəysi) (definite accusative قَیصینی, plural قَیصیلَر)
- Arabic spelling of qəysi (“apricot”)
Declension
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Arabic قَيْسِي (qaysī, “an apricot cultivar with large size”), related to Arabic قَيْس (qays, “measurement, comparison”). Alternatively, has been suggested to originate from the placename قیصری (Kayseri), in the sense of "fruit produced in Kayseri".
Noun
قیصی • (kaysi, kayısı)
- apricot (fresh fruit)
Descendants
See also
- زردالو (zerdalu, zerdali, “dried apricot”)
References
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “قایسی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1428
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “قایسی”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 940
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kayısı”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قیصی (kaysi, kayısı).
Pronunciation
| Readings
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| Classical reading?
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qaysī
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| Dari reading?
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qaysī
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| Iranian reading?
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ğeysi
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| Tajik reading?
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qaysi
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Noun
قیصی • (qeysi)
- apricot
- Synonym: زردآلو (zard-âlu)
Descendants