قیی

Ottoman Turkish

قیی

Alternative forms

  • قی‎ (kyı)

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kïdïg.

Noun

قیی • (kıyı)

  1. edge, side, border, of a thing
    Synonyms: كنار‎ (kenar), لب‎ (leb)
  2. immediate vicinity of a thing
  3. shore or coast and the water adjoining it
    Synonym: یالی‎ (yalı)
  4. place at some distance from a thing

Derived terms

  • قییجی‎ (kıyıcı, “frequenter of the seashore”)
  • قیین‎ (kıyın, “along the shore”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: kıyı
  • → Armenian: խըյի (xəyi)

Further reading

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