cimri

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Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish جمری (cimri), from Persian جمری (jamri).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒimˈɾi/
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  • Hyphenation: cim‧ri

Adjective

cimri

  1. miserly, stingy
    Synonyms: bitli, varyemez, eli sıkı, pinti, kibritçi, (archaic) nekes, (archaic) hasis

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “جمری”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 675
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “جمری”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎, Constantinople: Mihran, page 445
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “cimri”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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