çiy
See also: ciþ
Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Common Turkic *čïy, *čïy-ïk (“wet, soaking, moist; dew; moisture; raw”). Cognate with Turkish çiğ (“raw”) and Turkish çiy (“dew”), Yakut сиик (siik, “dampness, moisture”), etc.
Pronunciation
Adjective
çiy (comparative daha çiy, superlative ən çiy)
- raw, uncooked
- Synonym: xam
- (figurative) lackluster, lusterless
- (figurative) sleepy (voice)
- (figurative) inappropriate
Turkish
Etymology
From Old Turkic çi (“wetness, moisture”).
Noun
çiy (definite accusative çiyi, plural çiyler)
Declension
Inflection | ||
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Nominative | çiy | |
Definite accusative | çiyi | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | çiy | çiyler |
Definite accusative | çiyi | çiyleri |
Dative | çiye | çiylere |
Locative | çiyde | çiylerde |
Ablative | çiyden | çiylerden |
Genitive | çiyin | çiylerin |
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “çiy”, in Nişanyan Sözlük