kâğıt
See also: kağıt
Turkish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كاغد (ḱāğıd), from Proto-Common Turkic [Term?] (compare Karakhanid [script needed] (kāɣïd, “paper”)), ultimately from Sogdian 𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰 (kʾγδʾ /kāγaδā/); further etymology is unknown, perhaps a borrowing from Old Chinese 紙 (OC *kjeʔ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /caˈɯt/, (colloquial) /ˈcaːt/
Audio: (file)
Noun
kâğıt (definite accusative kâğıdı, plural kâğıtlar)
Declension
Derived terms
- kâğıtçı (“stationer”)
- kâğıtçılık (“the paper business”)
References
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN