cilve

Meaning

1. A behavior meant to please or seem cute, flirtatious or coquettish attitude.
2. (figuratively) An act of appearing, manifesting.

Concepts

coquetry

coy

flirtation

toying

flirty

Synonyms

işve

naz

eda

flört etme

kur

flört

😘

numara

🔢

oynaşma

kırıtma

çekici tavır

Translations

coquetterie

Koketterie

Anmut

agacerie

coquetería

Grazie

manières

κοκέττα

φλερτάρισμα

ακκισμός

flirt

coquetisme

amoreggiamento

civetteria

melaqî

Pronounced as (IPA)

/d͡ʒilˈve/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: جلوه

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish جلوه (cilve, “a formally showing a bride to her husband after marriage, when he sees her unveiled for the first time, a present as due from a husband to his bride on first beholding her unveiled, (from the foregoing) the coy first appearance of a bride unveiled, coquetry, coquettish airs and graces, any overpowering manifestation of any beautiful or majestic thing, God's manifestation of himself to a saint, the dance of the dervishes”), from Arabic جِلْوَة (jilwa, “unveiling of a bride”), verbal noun of جَلَا (jalā, “to polish, to clear, to remove, to depart”).