kâğıt
See also: kağıt
Turkish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كاغد (ḱāğıd), from Proto-Common Turkic [Term?] (compare Karakhanid [script needed] (kāɣïd, “paper”)), ultimately from Sogdian 𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰 (kʾγδʾ /kāγaδā/); further etymology is unknown, perhaps a borrowing from Old Chinese 紙 (OC *kjeʔ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /caˈɯt/, (colloquial) /ˈcaːt/
Audio: (file)
Noun
kâğıt (definite accusative kâğıdı, plural kâğıtlar)
- paper
- a piece of written paper, paper with writing on it
- exam paper
- playing card
- document, official paper
- financial security (tradable instrument), e.g. bonds, shares
- Synonym: menkul kıymetler
- paper money
- Synonyms: kâğıt para, banknot, kayme, (dated) kaime
- Bu defter kaç kağıt?
- How much does this notebook cost?
Declension
Adjective
kâğıt
- made of paper
Derived terms
References
- Robert Avery et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN