kinaye

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كنایه (kinaye, “an indirect expression, an allusion to or a hint at a thing, an innuendo”), from Arabic كِنَايَة (kināya, “indirect expression, metonymy, metaphor, allusion”), verbal noun of كَنَى (kanā). Cognates with Azerbaijani kinayə, Turkmen kinaýa, Uzbek kinoya.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ci.naːˈje/
• Hyphenation: ki‧na‧ye

Noun

kinaye (definite accusative kinayeyi, plural kinayeler)

1. An expression that conveys the thought indirectly; an allusion, innuendo.

   Synonym: ima

2. A subtle hurtful, reproachful or accusing comment; a dig.

   Synonyms: iğne, taş

3. (literature) The art of using a word or a phrase outside of its literal meaning; irony.

   Synonym: ironi

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	kinaye
Definite accusative	kinayeyi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kinaye	kinayeler
Definite accusative	kinayeyi	kinayeleri
Dative	kinayeye	kinayelere
Locative	kinayede	kinayelerde
Ablative	kinayeden	kinayelerden
Genitive	kinayenin	kinayelerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular kinayem kinayelerim 2nd singular kinayen kinayelerin 3rd singular kinayesi kinayeleri 1st plural kinayemiz kinayelerimiz 2nd plural kinayeniz kinayeleriniz 3rd plural kinayeleri kinayeleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular kinayemi kinayelerimi 2nd singular kinayeni kinayelerini 3rd singular kinayesini kinayelerini 1st plural kinayemizi kinayelerimizi 2nd plural kinayenizi kinayelerinizi 3rd plural kinayelerini kinayelerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular kinayeme kinayelerime 2nd singular kinayene kinayelerine 3rd singular kinayesine kinayelerine 1st plural kinayemize kinayelerimize 2nd plural kinayenize kinayelerinize 3rd plural kinayelerine kinayelerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular kinayemde kinayelerimde 2nd singular kinayende kinayelerinde 3rd singular kinayesinde kinayelerinde 1st plural kinayemizde kinayelerimizde 2nd plural kinayenizde kinayelerinizde 3rd plural kinayelerinde kinayelerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular kinayemden kinayelerimden 2nd singular kinayenden kinayelerinden 3rd singular kinayesinden kinayelerinden 1st plural kinayemizden kinayelerimizden 2nd plural kinayenizden kinayelerinizden 3rd plural kinayelerinden kinayelerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular kinayemin kinayelerimin 2nd singular kinayenin kinayelerinin 3rd singular kinayesinin kinayelerinin 1st plural kinayemizin kinayelerimizin 2nd plural kinayenizin kinayelerinizin 3rd plural kinayelerinin kinayelerinin

Derived terms

• kinayeli

 

Related terms

• dolaylı
• iğnelemek
• imalı
• imlemek
• künye

 

Further reading

• “kinaye”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “kinaye”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2675