قیصی
Khalaj
Noun
قَیصی (qəysi) (definite accusative قَیصینی, plural قَیصیلَر)
Ottoman Turkish
Alternative forms
- قایسی (kaysi, kayısı), قیسی (kaysi, kayısı)
Etymology
From Arabic قَيْسِي (qaysī, “an apricot cultivar with large size”), related to Arabic قَيْس (qays, “measurement, comparison”). Alternatively, has been suggested to originate from the placename قیصری (Kayseri), in the sense of "fruit produced in Kayseri".
Descendants
See also
- زردالو (zerdalu, zerdali, “dried apricot”)
References
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “قایسی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1428
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “قایسی”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 940
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kayısı”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Persian
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish قیصی (kaysi, kayısı).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [qaj.ˈsiː]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [qäj.síː]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [qäj.síː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [qäj.sí]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [qej.síː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [qäj.sí]
Readings | |
---|---|
Classical reading? | qaysī |
Dari reading? | qaysī |
Iranian reading? | ğeysi |
Tajik reading? | qaysī |
Descendants
- → Khalaj: qəysi
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