خېلى

Uyghur

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خیلی (xēlē, “very”).

Adverb

خېلى • (xëli)

  1. to some extent, fairly, somewhat, relatively
    Synonym: مەلۇم دەرىجىدە (melum derijide)
    بىز خېلى سۆزلىشىۋالدۇق ― biz xëli sözlishiwalduq ― We talked for a fairly long time.
  2. very, greatly, much
    Synonym: زور (zor)
    بۇ دورا ماڭا خېلى تەسىر قىلدى ― bu dora ma'nga xëli tesir qildi ― This medicine affected me greatly.
  • خىل (xil, “kind, sort, type”)

References

  • Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN, page 387
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