keyfince
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كیفنجه (keyfince),[1] from كیف (keyf, keyif),[2] equivalent to keyif (“pleasure, enjoyment”) + -i (possessive suffix) + -(n)ce.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
keyfince
- as however one pleases, however one wants, according to one's desire or liking
- Synonyms: keyfine göre, gönlünce, gönlüne göre, dilediğince
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “كیفنجه”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 1226
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “keyif”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading edit
- “keyfince”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “keyfince”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2585