kedi
Meaning
- cat
- (informal) a Volkswagen Caddy automobile (may be capitalized)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ke‧di
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ceˈdi/
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish كدی (kedi), from Byzantine Greek γατί (gatí, “kitten”), ultimately from Latin cattus. Related to English cat. Replaced native pisi, which is now often child-speak, archaism, or vocative interjection.
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