قیطس

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

قیطاس‎

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κήτος (kḗtos) and κῆτος (kêtos).

Noun

قیطس or قیطس or قیطس • (kaytus or kaytas or kıtus)

whale
Cetus

References

Kélékian, Diran (1911), “قیطس”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1000
Redhouse, James W. (1890), “قیطاس”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1508
Redhouse, James W. (1890), “قیطس”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1508

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