Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish صیجاق (sıcak),[1] from older اصیجاق (ıssıcak, hot, warm) (via Old Anatolian Turkish [script needed] (isicak/ïsïcak)), equivalent to ısı (heat) + diminutive suffix -cak, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ïsï-, *isi- (to be hot).[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sɯ.ˈdʒɑk/
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Adjective

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sıcak

  1. hot, warm
    Antonym: soğuk
    Çay çok sıcak.
    The tea is too hot.
  2. (figuratively) caring, friendly, warm

Declension

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “صیجاق”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 777a
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “sıcak”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

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  • sıcak in Reverso (Turkish-English)