Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كیزلوجه[1] or كیزلیجه (gizlice),[2] from كیزلو or كیزلی (gizli), from كیز (giz),[3] equivalent to giz (secret, mystery) +‎ -li +‎ -ce.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɟizˈli.d͡ʒe/
  • Hyphenation: giz‧li‧ce

Adjective edit

gizlice

  1. pretty secret, fairly secret

Declension edit

Adverb edit

gizlice

  1. secretly, covertly, clandestinely
    Synonyms: gizliden gizliye, içten içe, için için, el altından, zuladan

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “كیزلوجه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1612
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “كیزلیجه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 1067
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “giz”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading edit