Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish خیال میال (ḫayāl meyāl, scarcely perceptible),[1][2] from خیال (ḫayāl),[3] equivalent to a reduplication of hayal (imagination, dream).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /haˈjal.me.jal/
  • Hyphenation: ha‧yal‧me‧yal

Adjective edit

hayal meyal

  1. vague, barely perceptible, fuzzy, faint
    Synonyms: belli belirsiz, gayrimuayyen
    Antonym: açık seçik

Declension edit

Adverb edit

hayal meyal

  1. faintly, vaguely
    Synonym: belli belirsiz
    Antonym: açık seçik

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “خیال میال”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 875
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “خیال میال كورمك”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 557
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “hayal”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading edit