girgin

Gagauz

Etymology

By surface analysis, gir- +‎ -gin. Compare Turkish girgin

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɟirˈɟin/
  • Hyphenation: gir‧gin

Adjective

girgin (comparative taa girgin, superlative en girgin)

  1. brave, courageous
    Synonym: ürekli
    Antonym: korkak

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Kopuşçu M. İ. , Todorova S. A. , Kiräkova T.İ., editors (2019), Gagauzça-rusça sözlük: klaslar 5-12, Komrat: Gagauziya M.V. Maruneviç adına Bilim-Aaraştırma merkezi, →ISBN, page 72
  • Mavrodi M. F., editor (2019), Gagauzça-rusça sözlük: klaslar 1-4, Komrat: Gagauziya M.V. Maruneviç adına Bilim-Aaraştırma merkezi, →ISBN, page 35

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كیركین (girgin). By surface analysis, gir- +‎ -gin.

Adjective

girgin

  1. sociable
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