ekşi

Signification

Adj

sour, tart, acid

Noun

sour substance, anything that excites acidic taste

Étymologie

From Ottoman Turkish اكشی (ekşi, “an acid; sour substance, sour, acidic”), derived from Proto-Turkic *ekši- (“to be sour”), whence ekşi- (“to be sour”).
Cognate with Karakhanid [script needed] (ekşig, “sour”), Chagatai [script needed] (ekşi, “sour”), Chuvash йӗксӳ (jĕksü, “bitterness”).

Phrases

Kimse ayranım ekşi demez .

Personne ne dit mon babeurre aigre.