kan davası

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قان دعواسی. By surface analysis, kan (“blood”) +‎ dava (“cause, agenda, claim”) +‎ sı (possessive suffix), literally “blood claim”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkan daː.vaː.sɯ/

Noun

kan davası (definite accusative kan davasını, plural kan davaları)

  1. blood feud, vendetta
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