See also: جيل, خيل, حيل, and جیل

Ottoman Turkish edit

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Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *čïl (spot, freckle, fleck).

Adjective edit

چیل (çil)

  1. bright, shiny, brilliant, emitting much light
    Synonym: پارلاق (parlak)
  2. freckled, speckled, marked with spots or dots
    Synonyms: آلا (ala), چوپورلو (çopurlu)

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Turkish: çil
  • Armenian: չիլ (čʿil)

Further reading edit

Urdu edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀸 (cillā), from Sanskrit चिल्ला (cillā).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

چیل (cīlf (Hindi spelling चील)

  1. kite (bird)
  2. eagle

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