cadı

Meaning

  1. A sorcerer, wizard, a female witch.
  2. (figuratively) A malevolent woman.
  3. (obsolete) A beautiful eye.

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/d͡ʒaˈdɯ/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish جادو (cadu, cadı) or جادی (cadı, “a wizard, witch, witchcraft, sorcery, a beautiful eye, a hag”), from Classical Persian جادو (jâdu).

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