ـجیل

See also: جل‎

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

ـجل‎ (-cil)

Suffix

ـجیل • (-cil)

Forms names of predators from names of prey
‎طاوشان‎ (tavşan, “hare”) + ‎ـجیل → ‎طاوشانجل‎ (tavşancil, “eagle”)

References

Kélékian, Diran (1911) , “جیل”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 454
Redhouse, James W. (1890) , “جل”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 667

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