kurakçıl

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Turkish

Etymology

From kurak (dry) +‎ -cil (adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku.ɾakˈtʃɯɫ/
  • Rhymes: -ɯɫ
  • Hyphenation: ku‧rak‧cıl

Adjective

kurakçıl

  1. (of a plant) which lives in dry habitats, xerophilic
    • 1972, Reşat İzbırak, Türkiye, M.E.B., Devlet Kitapları, page 191:
      İç Anadolu, Doğu Anadolu ve Güneydoğu Anadolu bölgelerimizde böyle kurakçıl bitkiler çok yer tutmuştur.
      Xenophilic plants like this occupy a lot of land in our areas of interior Anatolia, eastern Anatolia and south-eastern Anatolia.

Declension

Further reading

  • kurakçıl”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu