پیچین

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *bẹ̄čin; cognate with Kyrgyz мечин (mecin), Nogai мешин (meşin), Southern Altai мечин (mečin), Turkmen bījin and Western Yugur pičin.

Noun

پیچین • (piçin) (definite accusative پیچینی (piçini), plural پیچینلر (piçinler))

  1. monkey, any member of the clade Simiiformes, especially a small one

Derived terms

  • پیچین ییلی (piçin yılı, “the year of the monkey”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: piçin

Further reading

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