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Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zɯɾ/,
- Rhymes: -ɯɾ
- Hyphenation: zır
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Greek ζουρλός (zourlós, “crazy”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Adjective
zır
- crazy – used only in the fixed phrase zırdeli, added as an intensifier to deli (crazy)
Etymology 2
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish زر, from onomatopoeic origin. Mimics buzzing, bell and crying sounds.
Interjection
zır
- The sound of buzzing.
- The sound of a doorbell ringing.
- The sound of someone crying, sobbing or whining.
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