kedi

kedi (Southern dialect)

1. cat

   Synonyms: mışıq, pisik, psik

• “kedi”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

From Ottoman Turkish كدی (kedi), from Byzantine Greek γατί (gatí, “kitten”), ultimately from Latin cattus. Related to English cat. Replaced native pisi, which is now often child-speak, archaism, or vocative interjection.

• IPA^(key): /ceˈdi/, [cʰe̞ˈd̟ɪ]
• Hyphenation: ke‧di

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kedi (definite accusative kediyi, plural kediler)

1. (zoology) cat
2. (informal) a Volkswagen Caddy automobile (may be capitalized)

• kedicik

• “kedi”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kedi”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• kedi in Reverso (Turkish-English)