vız

See also: viz, víz, viž, viz., vīž, віз, and виз

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish وز. Onomatopoeic.

Noun

vız (definite accusative vızı, plural vızlar)

  1. buzz (sound of an insect)
  2. Used in expressions to mean something trivial.
    • 1941 July 7, Nizamettin Nazif Tepedelenlioğlu, “Makedonya”, in En Son Havâdis:
      "Para vız gelir bana."
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “vız”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “وز”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2135
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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