ekşi

Meaning

Adj

sour, tart, acid

Noun

sour substance, anything that excites acidic taste

Etymology

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”).

Sentences

Kimse ayranım ekşi demez .

Nobody says buttermilk is sour.