mısır

Meaning

maize, corn

Synonyms

misir

dari

ügür

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
[mɯˈsɯɾ]
Etymology

Short for mısır buğdayı (Ottoman Turkish مصر بوغدایی, مصر بغدایی), or dialectally also mısır darısı (Ottoman Turkish مصر داریسی), so like in European languages it was called "Turkish corn", it was called “Egyptian corn” in Turkey.

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