semiz

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French chemise.

Noun

semiz

  1. shirt

References
  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Salar

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate with Azerbaijani səmiz, Turkmen, Turkish semiz. Noun of semir (“to fatten”).

Pronunciation
  • (Chahandusi, Jiezi, Gaizi, Qingshui, Baizhuang, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA(key): [simus]
  • (Mengda, Muchang, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA(key): [semus], [semis]
  • (Gandu, Hualong, Qinghai) IPA(key): [semis], [semiz]
  • (Ili, Yining, Xinjiang) IPA(key): [semiz]

Adjective

semiz

  1. (Xunhua, Ili Salar) fat
  2. (Hualong) fatty meat

References
  • Dwyer, Arienne M. (2007) “semiz”, in Salar: A Study in Inner Asian Language Contact Processes: Part I: Phonology‎, 1st edition, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 84
  • Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “semiz”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 247

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French chemise.

Noun

semiz

  1. shirt

References
  • Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

Turkish

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *semiŕ (“fat”).[1] Cognate with Kazakh семіз (semız, “fat”), Kyrgyz семиз (semiz, “fat”), etc.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /seˈmiz/
  • Hyphenation: se‧miz

Adjective

semiz

  1. fat (not lean or thin)
    Ayının ağzında çırpınan, semiz bir balık var. ― The bear has a flopping, fat fish in its mouth.

Synonyms

Derived terms

References
  1. Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*semiŕ”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

Further reading
  • “semiz”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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