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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قوم (ḳavm, “a party, group, class of people, a people, nation”),[1] from Arabic قَوْم (qawm, “people, nation, tribe”), from قَامَ (qāma, “to rise, to stand up”).[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈvim/
- Hyphenation: ka‧vim
Noun
kavim (definite accusative kavmi, plural kavimler or (dated) akvam)
- (sociology) A group of people who share a common culture, language, traditions, as well as ancestry; a people, nation, tribe.
- Synonyms: budun, kabile, ulus, millet
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