kayıp

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish غائب‎ (gayıb), from Arabic غَائِب‎ (ḡāʔib).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ka.jɯp/

Adjective

kayıp

  1. lost
    Synonym: yitik

Noun

kayıp (definite accusative kaybı, plural kayıplar)

  1. loss
  2. (military) casualties

Derived terms
  • gaip (“absent, lost; invisible”)

References
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “kayıp”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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