πισίκα

Cappadocian Greek

Alternative forms

• πσίκα (psíka)

Etymology

Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish پسك (pisik). Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *bɨńĺ(ɨk) (“cat”). Compare Turkish pisi, Azerbaijani pişik, Turkmen pişik, Tatar песи (pesi), Karakalpak pıshıq, Uzbek mushuk, Kyrgyz мышык (mışık), Kazakh мысық (mysyq), Kumyk мишик (mişik), Bashkir бесәй (besəy) and Uyghur مۈشۈك (müshük).

Noun

πισίκα (pisíka)

1. cat