mahcup

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Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish محجوب (mahcûb, curtained, veiled, secluded, ashamed, bashful),[1] from Arabic مَحْجُوب (maḥjūb).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mahˈd͡ʒup/
  • Hyphenation: mah‧cup

Adjective

mahcup

  1. embarrassed, ashamed
  2. timid, mousy, shy
    Synonyms: utangaç, çekingen, sıkılgan, ürkek

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Adverb

mahcup

  1. timidly, shyly

References

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “محجوب”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1760
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “mahcup”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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