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kişi

Meaning

person, human being

Frequency

A1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ciˈʃi/
Etymology

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish كیشی (kişi, “person, human being”), from Old Anatolian Turkish كشی (kişi, “person”), from Proto-Common Turkic *kiši (“person”). Compare Old Turkic 𐰚𐰃𐰾𐰃 (kis²i /⁠kiši⁠/, “person”) and Uyghur كىشى (kishi, “person”).

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