cimri

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish جمری (cimri),[1][2] from Persian (jamri).[3]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒimˈɾi/
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Hyphenation: cim‧ri

Adjective

cimri

miserly, stingy
Synonyms: bitli, varyemez, eli sıkı, pinti, kibritçi, (archaic) nekes, (archaic) hasis

Derived terms

cimrice
cimrilik

References

Redhouse, James W. (1890) “جمری”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 675
Kélékian, Diran (1911) “جمری”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎, Constantinople: Mihran, page 445
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “cimri”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

“cimri”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “cimri”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 879

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