cıvıltı

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish جیولدی, equivalent to cıv (sound of tweeting) +‎ -ıl (onomatopoeic suffix) +‎ -tı (onomatopoeic noun suffix). See also civciv (chick).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒɯ.vɯɫˈtɯ/

Noun

cıvıltı (definite accusative cıvıltıyı, plural cıvıltılar)

  1. tweet (sound of a bird)

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