gibi
See also: gibi-
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
- Sense 1: etimology unknown
- Sense 2: Genericized trademark from Gibi, a comic book with a black boy as its mascot (see sense 1).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -i
- Hyphenation: gi‧bi
Noun edit
gibi m (plural gibis)
- (obsolete, derogatory, Brazil) black boy;
- (Brazil) comics; comic book
- Synonyms: banda desenhada, revista em quadrinhos
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:gibi.
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish گبی (gibi), from Proto-Turkic *kēpi (“like”).
Pronunciation edit
Postposition edit
gibi
- like (similar to)
- Annen gibi konuşuyorsun.
- You are talking like your mother.
- such as
- Vietnam, Kamboçya ve Laos gibi Asya ülkeleri…
- Asian countries such as Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos…
- Vietnam, Kamboçya ve Laos gibi Asya ülkeleri…
Further reading edit
- “gibi”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu