halis
See also: halíš
Catalan
Saisiyat
Turkish
Etymology 1
Clipping of halüsinasyon (“hallucination”).
Noun
halis (definite accusative halisi, uncountable)
- (chiefly Internet) Abbreviation of halüsinasyon (“hallucination”).
- Karizman halis mi?
- Is your charisma a hallucination?
Usage notes
- For those who are confused, this meaning has a meaning like "is it real?". Thinking through the example above, the person asking the question thinks it's too good to be true because they like the charisma of the other person so much.
Etymology 2
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish خالص (halis), from Arabic خالص (ḵāliṣ).
Further reading
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “halis”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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