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Crimean Tatar
Noun
kedi (Southern dialect)
- cat
- Synonyms: mışıq, pisik, psik
Declension
References
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish كدی (kedi), from Byzantine Greek γατί (gatí, “kitten”), ultimately from Latin cattus. Related to English cat. Replaced native pisi, which is now often child-speak, archaism, or vocative interjection.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ceˈdi/,
- Hyphenation: ke‧di
Noun
kedi (definite accusative kediyi, plural kediler)
- (zoology) cat
- (informal) a Volkswagen Caddy automobile (may be capitalized)
Declension
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