خرچینلق

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From خرچین (hırçın, “bad-tempered, peevish, cross”) +‎ ـلق (-lık, -luk, “-ness”).

Noun

خرچینلق • (hırçınlık)

  1. bad temper, ill humor, peevishness, crankiness, crossness, a disagreeable, irritable or sullen mood

Descendants

  • Turkish: hırçınlık

Further reading

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