kelime

Concepts

word

expletive

term

vocable

expression

-shaped

drake

mot

language

Synonyms

sözcük

söz

söylenti

vaat

söylev

laf

dil

Hyphenated as

ke‧li‧me

Pronounced as (IPA)

[cʰe̞.ˈli.mɛ]

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: كلمه

Cognate with Old Turkish: 𐰚𐰠𐰲𐰇

Cognate with Chuvash: кала

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish كلمه (kelime, “word”), from Arabic كَلِمَة (kalima). Usually regarded as a loanword and or Arabism, but with some peculiarities (front vocalism, final -e) that could actually indicate Turkic origin, with a secondary merger with the Arabic loan. If so, a cognate with Old Turkic 𐰚𐰠𐰲𐰇 (kelečü) and Chuvash кала (kala).

Sentences

Söyleyecek bir kelime bulamadı.

He couldn't find a word to say.

Üstelik bu kelime yanlış kullanılıyor.

Moreover, this word is used incorrectly.