πισίκα
Cappadocian Greek edit
Alternative forms edit
- πσίκα (psíka)
Etymology edit
Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish پسك (pisik). Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *bɨńĺ(ɨk) (“cat”). Compare Turkish pisi, Azerbaijani pişik, Turkmen pişik, Tatar песи (pesi), Karakalpak pıshıq, Uzbek mushuk, Kyrgyz мышык (mışık), Kazakh мысық (mysyq), Kumyk мишик (mişik), Bashkir бесәй (besəy) and Uyghur مۈشۈك (müshük).
Noun edit
πισίκα (pisíka)