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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish شنلك (şenlik). By surface analysis, şen (“happy, cheerful”) + -lik.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃenˈlik/
- Hyphenation: şen‧lik
Noun
şenlik (definite accusative şenliği, plural şenlikler)
- cheerfulness
- celebration, festival
- Synonyms: festival, bayram
Declension
Further reading
- “şenlik”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu