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See also: Kuzey
Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ottoman Turkish قوزای (kuzay),[1] قوزی (kuzey),[2] ultimately from Proto-Turkic *kuŕ (“northern slope”). Cognate with Turkmen guzaý (“shaded side of a mountain”), Azerbaijani quzey (“north”) and possibly Uzbek kungay. Compare also dated kuz (“shadowed, sunless”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ku‧zey
Noun
[edit]kuzey (definite accusative kuzeyi, plural kuzeyler)
- north (compass point)
Declension
[edit]Coordinate terms
[edit]- (compass points)
kuzeybatı | kuzey şimal kara |
kuzeydoğu |
batı garp ak |
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doğu şark gök |
güneybatı | güney cenup kızıl |
güneydoğu |
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “kuzey”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
References
[edit]- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “kuzey”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1486
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kuzey”, in Nişanyan Sözlük