kocaman

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قوجه‌مان (kocamân). By surface analysis, koca +‎ -man

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈko.d͡ʒa.man/
• Hyphenation: ko‧ca‧man

Adjective

kocaman (intensive koskocaman)

1. huge, enormous

   Synonym: koca

Derived terms

• kocamanca
• kocamanlaşmak
• kocamanlık

Further reading

• “kocaman”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “kocaman”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “kocaman”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2701
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “kocaman”, in Nişanyan Sözlük