adamcıl

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Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ادمجیل (adamcıl, (a brute) that attacks or kills man, a misanthrope),[1] morphologically adam (human, man) +‎ -cıl.[2]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɑ.dɑmˈd͡ʒɯɫ/
  • Hyphenation: a‧dam‧cıl

Adjective[edit]

adamcıl

  1. (obsolete) (for animals) Attacking people, running away from people.
  2. (for animals) Not afraid or shy of people, accustomed to people, tamed.
    Synonym: insancıl

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ادمجیل”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 52
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “adamcıl”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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