geveze

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Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish گوزه (geveze, talkative; indiscreet),[1] from Persian گبزن (gabzan).[2] Cognate with Azerbaijani gəvəzə.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɟe.βeˈze/
  • Hyphenation: ge‧ve‧ze

Adjective

geveze

  1. One who talks excessively and in an annoying way; chatty, garrulous.
    Synonyms: lafazan, lafçı, laf ebesi, lakırtı ebesi, çenesi düşük, gevşek ağızlı, zevzek, cır cır, çaçaron

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References

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “كوزه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1592
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “geveze”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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