çekingen

Shy, abstaining habitually, timid, reserved.

Frequency

23k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/t͡ʃe.cinˈɟen/
Etymology

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish چكنمك (çekinmek, “to draw back and recoil, through fear, scruple or dislike”), from Ottoman Turkish چكمك (çekmek, “to pull, to draw, to attract”), from Proto-Turkic *ček- (“to pull, to drive towards oneself”), morphologically çek- + -in + -gen.

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