katakulli

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قاتاقوللی (katakulli), قتاقوللی (katakulli), which derives via a misreading of ف (f) as ق (k) from French fait accompli.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ka‧ta‧kul‧li

Noun

katakulli (definite accusative katakulliyi, plural katakulliler)

  1. fiddle, ruse, shift, trick

Declension

Declension of katakulli
singular plural
nominative katakulli katakulliler
definite accusative katakulliyi katakullileri
dative katakulliye katakullilere
locative katakullide katakullilerde
ablative katakulliden katakullilerden
genitive katakullinin katakullilerin

Descendants

  • Albanian: katikule
  • Bulgarian: катику́ля (katikúlja)Sredni Rodopi

References

  • katakulli”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu