keyfince

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Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كیفنجه (keyfince),^[1] from كیف (keyf, keyif),^[2] equivalent to keyif (“pleasure, enjoyment”) +‎ -i (possessive suffix) +‎ -(n)ce.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /cejˈfin.d͡ʒe/
Hyphenation: key‧fin‧ce

Adverb[edit]

keyfince

as however one pleases, however one wants, according to one's desire or liking
Synonyms: keyfine göre, gönlünce, gönlüne göre, dilediğince

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “كیفنجه”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 1226
^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “keyif”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading[edit]

“keyfince”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “keyfince”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2585

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