kesinti
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish كسندی (kesindi, kesinti, “a cutting, clipping, cuttings, a shooting pain”),[1] from Ottoman Turkish كسنمك (kesinmek, “to cut out clothes for one's self”), from Ottoman Turkish كسمك (kesmek, “to cut”), from Proto-Turkic *kes- (“to cut, to reap”),[2] morphologically kes- + -in + -ti.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kesinti (definite accusative kesintiyi, plural kesintiler)
- For something to be interrupted temporarily; an interruption, stoppage, outage.
- (economy) A reduction in payment; a wage cut, deduction.
- A cut piece; clipping.
- Synonym: kırpıntı
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “كسندی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1550
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kes-”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading edit
- “kesinti”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu