كسكین
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Keskin district
Ottoman Turkish
Alternative forms
- كسكن (keskin)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kesgin (“sharp”), a development of *kes- (“to cut”), whence also كسمك (kesmek, “to cut”). Cognate with Azerbaijani keskin and Kyrgyz кескин (keskin).
Adjective
كسكین • (keskin)
- sharp, keen, able to cut easily, not dull
- pungent, acrid, having a strong taste or odor
- (figuratively) sharp, incisive, acute, trenchant
- Synonym: ایتی (iti)
Derived terms
- كسكین سویلهمك (keskin söylemek, “to speak sharply”)
- كسكین صوغانجق (keskin soğancık, “pointed iron-ball”)
- كسكین قلم (keskin kalem, “sharp style”)
- كسكین كتمك (keskin gitmek, “to go at a rapid pace”)
- كسكین لسان (keskin lisân, “sharp-tongued”)
- كسكینلشدرمك (keskinleşdirmek, “to make or let become sharp”)
- كسكینلشمك (keskinleşmek, “to become sharp”)
- كسكینلك (keskinlik, “sharpness”)
Noun
كسكین • (keskin) (definite accusative كسكینی (keskini), plural كسكینلر (keskinler))
- cutting edge, the sharp edge of the blade of a knife or other cutting tool
Descendants
Proper noun
كسكین • (keskin)
- Keskin (a town and district in Kırıkkale province, Turkey)
- Synonyms: دینك كسكینی (dinek keskini), معدن (maʼden) (historical)
Further reading
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- Barbier de Meynard, Charles (1886) “كسكین”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, volume II, Paris: E. Leroux, page 630
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “keskin”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2572
- Hindoglu, Artin (1838) “كسكین”, in Hazine-i lûgat ou dictionnaire abrégé turc-français, Vienna: F. Beck, page 390b
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “كسكین”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1026
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687) “Acutus”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum, Vienna, column 17
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “كسكین”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum, Vienna, column 3953
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “keskin”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–) “Keskin”, in Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri (in Turkish)
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “كسكین”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1548
- Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Çankırı”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları, 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 453