tayyare

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish طیاره (tayyare).

Noun

tayyare

  1. airplane
    Synonyms: samolöt, uçaq

Declension

References

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish طیاره, itself derived from the Arabic ط ي ر (ṭ y r, related to flying). Likely coined by Fazıl Ahmet Aykaç around 1910. Displaced by the neologism uçak starting from the late 1930s, originally proposed for the sense 'airfield' during the language reform.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɑj.jɑːɾe/

Noun

tayyare (definite accusative tayyareyi, plural tayyareler)

  1. (archaic) airplane
    Synonym: uçak

Derived terms

  • tayyareci

References

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