çevik

See also: Çevik

Azerbaijani

Other scripts

Cyrillic		чевик
Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian چَابُک (čābuk). Compare Ottoman Turkish چویك (çevik).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃeˈviç], [t͡seˈviç], [-ij]

Adjective

çevik (comparative daha çevik, superlative ən çevik)

1. adroit, dexterous, deft

   Synonyms: diribaş, zirək, qıvraq

2. swift, quick

   Synonyms: yeyin, iti, cəld

3. flexible, pliable, agile

References

• Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “çevik”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language]‎^[1] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 1, Baku: Şərq-Qərb, page 457
• Altun Kitab (2013–), “çevik”, in Azleks

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish چویك. Doublet of çabuk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃeˈvic/

Adjective

çevik

1. agile, nimble, swift

   Synonyms: tetik, atik, atak

Further reading

• “çevik”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “çevik”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901), “çevik”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 525
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “çevik”, in Nişanyan Sözlük