civciv

Betekenis (Engels)

1. chick (young chicken)
2. (slang) young woman

Sinonieme

piliç

🐔

Vertalings

chick

poussin

Küken

fien

pulcino

pintinho

kuiken

gnocca

😺

nana

كتكوت

stoot

pollet

griet

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[dʒiβdʒiβ]

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Ottoman Turkish: جیوجیو

Verwante met Armeens: ճիվճիվ

Verwante met Bulgaars: джив-джив

Verwante met Masedonies: џив-џив

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish جیوجیو (civciv, “cry of a young bird; young bird”). Probably imitative. In pre-Ottoman writing (Ahmedî, İskendernâme) as [script needed] (cūje), and similarly in Persian, as جوجه (juje).
Compare Armenian ճիվճիվ (čivčiv), ծիվծիվ (civciv, “cry of a bird”), Bulgarian джив-джив (dživ-dživ), Macedonian џив-џив (dživ-dživ).