sivri

Meaning

sharp (able to pierce easily)

Synonyms

Frequency

C1
Etymology

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish سیوری (sivri), from Proto-Turkic *sībri (“sharp, sharp-edged”). Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (süvri), Azerbaijani sivri, Turkmen süýri, Crimean Tatar sivri, Yakut үөрбэ (üörbe), Gagauz sivri, Kazakh сүйір (süiır), Kyrgyz сүйрү (süyrü), Southern Altai сӱӱрӱ (süürü, “sharp”), etc.

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