Azerbaijani edit

Other scripts
Cyrillic دایی قیزی
Abjad дајыгызы

Etymology edit

Izafet II compound of dayı (maternal uncle) +‎ qız (daughter).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [dɑˌjɯ.ɡɯˈzɯ]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: da‧yı‧qı‧zı

Noun edit

dayıqızı (definite accusative dayısı qızını, plural dayıqızları)

  1. mother's brother's daughter
    Dayıqızım anamın qardaşı qızıdır.
    My cousin (mother's brother's daughter) is my mother's niece (her brother's daughter).

Declension edit

See also edit

Azerbaijani has no generic term for 'cousin'. See the following terms specific for lineage and gender.

  • bibiqızı (father's sister's daughter)
  • bibioğlu (father's sister's son)
  • dayıqızı (mother's brother's daughter)
  • dayıoğlu (mother's brother's son)
  • əmiqızı (father's brother's daughter)
  • əmioğlu (father's brother's son)
  • xalaqızı (mother's sister's daughter)
  • xalaoğlu (mother's sister's son)

Further reading edit