gizlilik

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كیزلولك, equivalent to gizli (“secret, hidden”) +‎ -lik (“-ness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɟiz.liˈlic/

Noun

gizlilik (definite accusative gizliliği, uncountable)

1. secrecy, clandestinity
2. privacy, seclusion

   Synonym: (much less common) mahremiyet

   dijital gizlilik ― digital privacy

Further reading

• “gizlilik”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “gizlilik”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “gizlilik”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 5, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1726
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “gizlilik”, in Nişanyan Sözlük