yüzyıl

Turkish edit

Etymology edit

From yüz (“hundred”) +‎ yıl (“year”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /jyz.jɯɫ/
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Noun edit

yüzyıl (definite accusative yüzyılı, plural yüzyıllar)

century (100 years)
Synonym: asır

21. yüzyıl ― 21st century

Usage notes edit

Yüz yıl, with a space in between, means "one hundred years" exclusively; while yüzyıl means "century", that is, the time frame made up of a hundred years.

References edit

“yüzyıl”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu