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Turkish
Etymology
From düz + -ey, coined by Turkish founding father Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
düzey (definite accusative düzeyi, plural düzeyler)
- level (horizontal boundary)
- Su düzeyi düşmüştür. ― The water level has fallen.
- (of a stair step) tread (the horizontal part of a step)
- (figurative) level, degree
- Synonym: seviye
- Toplumsal kabul düzeyi hâlâ yetmez. ― The degree of social acceptance is still insufficient.
Declension
References
- ^ Lewis, Geoffrey (1999) The Turkish Language Reform: A Catastrophic Success, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, page 65
Further reading
- “düzey”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu