bulaşıcı

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بولقشیجی (bulaşıcı). From bulaş- (“to pass on, to spread”) +‎ -ıcı (-ous).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bu.ɫɑ.ʃɯ.ˈdʒɯ]
  • Hyphenation: bu‧la‧şı‧cı

Adjective

bulaşıcı

  1. contagious (of a disease, easily transmitted to others)
  2. (figurative) contagious (of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others)
    Gülmek bulaşıcıdır. ― Laughing is contagious.

Derived terms

  • bulaşıcı hastalık
  • bulaşıcılık

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