نیچه

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • نچه (neçe)
  • نیجه (nece, nice), نجه (nice)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish نَچَه (neçä), from Proto-Turkic *nēče, from *nē- (“what”) + quantitative affix *-ča/-čä. See ne (“what”). Cognate to Karakhanid ناجا (nēčē, “how much”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnid͡ʒe], [ˈnit͡ʃe]

Adjective

نیچه • (nice, niçe)

  1. how
    Synonym: نته (nite)
  2. how many

Descendants

  • Turkish: nice
  • → Armenian: նէչէ (nēčʻē)
  • → Crimean Tatar: nice
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