kibarca

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كبارجه (kibarca),[1][2] from كبار (kibar),[3] equivalent to kibar (“gentle, polite”) +‎ -ca.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ciˈbaɾ.d͡ʒa/
  • Hyphenation: ki‧bar‧ca

Adverb

kibarca

  1. politely, gently
    Synonyms: nazikçe, (obsolete) kibarane

References

  1. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “كبارجه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎[1] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 1008
  2. ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “كبارجه”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 1142
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kibar”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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