dikine

See also: dikinə

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دیكنه (dikine),[1] from دیك (dik),[2] equivalent to dik (“vertical, upright; perpendicular”) +‎ -i (possessive suffix) +‎ -(n)e (dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /di.ciˈne/
  • Hyphenation: di‧ki‧ne

Adverb

dikine

  1. vertically or perpendicularly
    Synonym: diklemesine
  2. (figuratively) for spite, out of stubbornness
    Synonym: inadına

Derived terms

  • dikine gitmek
  • dikine tıraş

References

  1. ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “دیكنه”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 642
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “dik”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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