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Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish سجیم (sicim, “string, cord, twine”)[1] (alternative forms; سجم, سیجیم), possibly from Classical Mongolian ᠰᠢᠴᠢᠮ (sičim, “rope”) but this is not certain.[2] Cognates with Azerbaijani sicim, Karachay-Balkar джиджим (cicim), Karakalpak şıjım, Nogai şıjım.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /siˈd͡ʒim/
- Hyphenation: si‧cim
Noun
sicim (definite accusative sicimi, plural sicimler)
- Thin rope or twine typically made from flax or hemp fibers
- Synonyms: ip, (dated) urgan, (obsolete) kınnap
Declension
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References
Further reading
- “sicim”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu