gizlice

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كیزلوجه[1] or كیزلیجه (gizlice),[2] from كیزلو or كیزلی (gizli), from كیز (giz),[3] equivalent to giz (secret, mystery) + -li + -ce.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɟizˈli.d͡ʒe/
  • Hyphenation: giz‧li‧ce

Adjective

gizlice

  1. pretty secret, fairly secret

Declension

Adverb

gizlice

  1. secretly, covertly, clandestinely
    Synonyms: gizliden gizliye, içten içe, için için, el altından, zuladan
  • çok gizli
  • gizli kapaklı
  • gizli oturum
  • gizli servis

References

  1. Redhouse, James W. (1890) “كیزلوجه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1612
  2. Kélékian, Diran (1911) “كیزلیجه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1067
  3. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “giz”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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