چایر

Ottoman Turkish

چایر

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *čayïr (meadow; couch grass); cognate with Azerbaijani çayır.

Noun

چایر • (çayır)

  1. meadow, a field or pasture covered or cultivated with grass
    Synonyms: مرج (merc), یشیللك (yeşillik)

Derived terms

  • چایر اوتی (çayır otu, meadow grass)
  • چایر صوغوغی (çayır soğuğu, return of cold weather between April and May)
  • چایر قوشی (çayır kuşu, lark)
  • چایر پنیری (çayır peniri, fresh cheese)
  • چایرلاتمق (çayırlatmak, to cause to graze)
  • چایرلامق (çayırlamak, to pasture, graze)
  • چایرلانمق (çayırlanmak, to become a meadow)
  • چایرلق (çayırlık, meadow-land)
  • چایرلو (çayırlı, containing meadows)

Descendants

  • Turkish: çayır
  • Armenian: չայիր (čʻayir)
  • Macedonian: чаир (čair)
  • Romanian: ceair
  • Zazaki: çayir

Further reading

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