hayal meyal

Turkish

Etymology

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

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

Adjective

hayal meyal

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

Declension

Adverb

hayal meyal

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

References

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

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