kutsal

See also: Kutsal

Turkish

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of Arabic قُدْس (quds)/قدسي (qudsiyy), morphologically kut (“luck, good fortune”) +‎ -sal[1]. Alternatively, from kutsa (“to bless”) +‎ -(I)l. Compare tükel (“complete, perfect”) for derivation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kutˈsal/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: kut‧sal

Adjective

kutsal

  1. holy, sacred
  2. sacrosanct

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • Kutsal Kitap

References

  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “kutsal”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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