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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قونشو (konşu, komşu), from Proto-Turkic *kon- (“neighbour; friend; guest”). Cognate with Gagauz komuşu, Azerbaijani qonşu.
Pronunciation
Noun
komşu (definite accusative komşuyu, plural komşular)
- neighbour (a person living on adjacent or nearby land)
Küçük bir çocukken çok sevdiğim komşularım vardı.- When I was a little child, I had neighbours whom I loved so much.
Declension
Further reading
- “komşu”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu