Uyghur edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic غِيبَة (ḡība).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

غەيۋەت (gheywet) (plural غەيۋەتلەر (gheywetler))

  1. gossip, backbiting
  2. slander

Further reading edit

  • Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN