gözyaşı
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See also: göz yaşı
Turkish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Compound of göz (“eye”) + yaş (“wet, moisture”). Cognate with Azerbaijani göz yaşı, Crimean Tatar közyaş and Turkmen gözýaş.
Pronunciation
Noun
gözyaşı (definite accusative gözyaşını, plural gözyaşları)
Declension
Derived terms
- gözyaşı bezeleri
- gözyaşı bezleri
- gözyaşı kemiği
- gözyaşı memesi
- gozyaşına boğulmak
- gözyaşı pınarı
- timsah gözyaşları
Further reading
- “gözyaşı”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “gözyaşı”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı