kinaye
Turkish
editEtymology
editInherited from Ottoman Turkish كنایه (kinaye),[1] from Arabic كِنَايَة (kināya).[2]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkinaye (definite accusative kinayeyi, plural kinayeler)
- An expression that conveys the thought indirectly; an allusion, innuendo.
- Synonym: ima
- A subtle hurtful, reproachful or accusing comment; a dig.
- (literature) The art of using a word or a phrase outside of its literal meaning; irony.
- Synonym: ironi
Declension
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editReferences
edit- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “كنایه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1574
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kinaye”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading
edit- “kinaye”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “kinaye”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2675