جمری

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جمری (jamri).

Adjective

جمری • (cimri)

  1. stingy, miserly, mean, tight-fisted, unwilling to spend, objectionably cautious with money
    Synonyms: پنتی (pinti), پیس (pis), خسیس (hasîs), ناكس (nekes)

Derived terms

  • جمریلك (cimrilik, “stinginess, meanness”)
  • جمریلنمك (cimrilenmek, “to become stingy or mean”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: cimri

Further reading

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