كیرج

See also: كیرچ

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian گرچ (gerač, “lime”), from Aramaic גִּירָא (gīrā), from Akkadian 𒌋𒀜 (gīru, kīru, “kiln”), ultimately from Sumerian 𒌋𒀜 (gir, “kiln”).

Noun

كیرج • (kirec) (definite accusative كیرجی (kireci), plural كیرجلر (kirecler))

  1. (chemistry) lime, any inorganic material composed primarily of calcium oxides and hydroxides used as a building material

Derived terms

  • سونمش كیرج (sönmiş kirec, “slaked lime”)
  • سونمه‌مش كیرج (sönmemiş kirec, “quicklime”)
  • كیرج اوجاغی (kirec ocağı, “limestone quarry”)
  • كیرج اولمق (kirec olmak, “to become as pale as lime”)
  • كیرج سودی (kirec südü, “milk of lime”)
  • كیرج سوندرمك (kirec sündürmek, “to slack lime”)
  • كیرج طاشی (kirec taşı, “limestone”)
  • كیرج كبی (kirec gibi, “deathly pale”)
  • كیرج یاقمق (kirec yakmak, “to burn lime”)
  • كیرججی (kirecci, “limeburner”)
  • كیرجخانه (kirechâne, “lime depot”)
  • كیرجلو (kirecli, “limy”)
  • مرمر كیرجی (mermer kireği, “plaster”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: kireç
  • → Albanian: qereç
  • → Armenian: քիրէճ (kʻirēč), քիրաճ (kʻirač)
  • → Bulgarian: кире́ч (kiréč)
  • → Laz: ქერეჭი (kereç̌i)
  • → Macedonian: креч (kreč)
  • → Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: кре̏ч
    Latin script: krȅč

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