geveze

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Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish گوزه (geveze, talkative; indiscreet),[1] from Persian گبزن (gabzan).[2] Cognate with Azerbaijani gəvəzə.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɟe.βeˈze/
  • Hyphenation: ge‧ve‧ze

Adjective[edit]

geveze

  1. One who talks excessively and in an annoying way; chatty, garrulous.
    Synonyms: lafazan, lafçı, laf ebesi, lakırtı ebesi, çenesi düşük, gevşek ağızlı, zevzek, cır cır, çaçaron

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890), “كوزه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1592
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “geveze”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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