چیل

See also: جيل, خيل, حيل, and جیل

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *čïl (spot, freckle, fleck).

Adjective

چیل • (çil)

  1. bright, shiny, brilliant, emitting much light
    Synonym: پارلاق (parlak)
  2. freckled, speckled, marked with spots or dots
    Synonyms: آلا (ala), چوپورلو (çopurlu)

Derived terms

  • چیل آقچه (çil akça, new and shining money)
  • چیل طاوق (çil tavuk, speckled hen)
  • چیل قوشی (çil kuşu, grey partridge)
  • چیل ككلیك (çil keklik, quail)
  • چیللك (çillik, quality of being speckled or freckled)

Descendants

  • Turkish: çil
  • Armenian: չիլ (čʻil)

Further reading

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀸 (cillā), from Sanskrit चिल्ला (cillā).

Pronunciation

Noun

چیل • (cīl) f (Hindi spelling चील)

  1. kite (bird)
  2. eagle

Synonyms

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