قیی

Ottoman Turkish

قیی

Alternative forms

  • قی (kyı), قییی (kıyı)

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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