kardeş
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish قرداش (qardaš/qardeš, “sibling”), from Old Anatolian Turkish قردآش (qardaš, “sibling”), equivalent to karın (“womb”) + -daş (“fellow, sharer”). karındaş with the meaning ‘pregnant’ which got a semantic shift into modern karnaş and kardeş meaning ‘sibling’ i.e. wombmates from karın (womb, abdomen, stomach-please).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
kardeş (definite accusative kardeşi, plural kardeşler)
Declension
Synonyms
Usage notes
There is no distinction between brother and sister in Turkish.
Gender is specifically indicated if a distinction is necessary; erkek kardeş (literally “male sibling”) means “brother” and kız kardeş (literally “girl sibling”) means “sister”.
Further reading
- “kardeş”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu