millî
Turkish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ملی (millî), from Arabic مِلِّيّ (milliyy). By surface analysis, millet (“nation”) + -i (nisba suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /milˈliː/
Adjective
millî
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “millet”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ملی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1974