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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish صایقیلی. Equivalent to saygı (“respect”) + -lı (“-ful”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɑjɡɯˈɫɯ/,
- Rhymes: -ɯ
- Hyphenation: say‧gı‧lı
Adjective
saygılı
- respectful
- Synonyms: hürmetli, hürmetkâr
- Antonym: saygısız
Anne babana saygılı ol- Be respectful to your mom and dad
References
- “saygılı”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu