çepeçevre

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish چپ چوره (çepe çevre),[1][2] from چوره (çevre),[3] possibly equivalent to a reduplication of çevre (circumference; environment).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃeˈpe.t͡ʃev.ɾe/
  • Hyphenation: çe‧pe‧çev‧re

Adjective

çepeçevre

  1. surrounding, encircling, encompassing all around

Adverb

çepeçevre

  1. In a way to surround all sides, all around.
    Synonym: fırdolayı

References

  1. Redhouse, James W. (1890) “چپ چوره”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 713
  2. Kélékian, Diran (1911) “چپ چوره”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 467
  3. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “çevre”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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