Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish جیویق (cıvık),[1][2][3] from (now obsolete) onomatopoeic *cıv for the sound water or mud makes when moved.[4]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒɯˈvɯk/
  • Hyphenation: cı‧vık

Adjective edit

cıvık

  1. Mixed with too much water; sloppy, runny, mushy.
  2. (figuratively) Who makes inappropriate or annoying jokes.

Declension edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “جیویق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 697
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “جیویق”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 454
  3. ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “جیویق”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 491
  4. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “cıvık”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading edit