şey

(Engels)

Frequentie

A1
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ʃej/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish شی, شیئ (şey, “thing”), ultimately from Arabic شَيْء (šayʔ). For the "penis" sense development, compare Azerbaijani şey and Armenian բան (ban).

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