çalı

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish چالی‎ (çalı). Possibly related to çalmak.

Noun

çalı (definite accusative çalıyı, plural çalılar)

thorny bush, bramble
shrub, bush, undergrowth

Derived terms

çalılık (“thicket”)

References

Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “çalı”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 867
Kélékian, Diran (1911), “چالی”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 464
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “çalı”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Redhouse, James W. (1890), “چالی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 709
The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, 2013, →ISBN

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