Azerbaijani

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *sībri.

Adjective

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sivri (comparative daha sivri, superlative ən sivri)

  1. sharp, pointed
    Synonyms: iti, şiş

Further reading

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  • sivri” in Obastan.com.

Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish سیوری (sivri), from Proto-Turkic *sībri (sharp, sharp-edged).[1]

Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (süvri), Azerbaijani sivri, Turkmen süýri, Crimean Tatar sivri, Yakut үөрбэ (üörbe), Gagauz sivri, Kazakh сүйір (süiır), Kyrgyz сүйрү (süyrü), Southern Altai сӱӱрӱ (süürü, sharp), etc.

Adjective

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sivri

  1. sharp (able to pierce easily)
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References

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  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*sīb-ri”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
  • sivri”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “سیوری”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1105