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Etymology
From Classical Persian جادو (jâdu)
Pronunciation
Noun
cadı
- witch
- Synonym: obur
Declension
References
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish جادو (cadu, cadı)[1] or جادی (cadı, “a wizard, witch, witchcraft, sorcery, a beautiful eye, a hag”),[2] from Classical Persian جادو (jâdu).[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒaˈdɯ/
- Hyphenation: ca‧dı
Noun
cadı (definite accusative cadıyı, plural cadılar)
- A sorcerer, wizard, a female witch.
- (figuratively) A malevolent woman.
- (obsolete) A beautiful eye.
Declension
Derived terms
References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “جادو”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 634
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “جادی”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 429
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “cadı”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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