چایر

Ottoman Turkish

چایر

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *čayïr (“meadow; couch grass”); cognate with Azerbaijani çayır.

Noun

چایر • (çayır)

  1. meadow, a field or pasture covered or cultivated with grass
    Synonyms: مرج (merc), یشیللك (yeşillik)

Derived terms

  • چایر اوتی (çayır otu, “meadow grass”)
  • چایر صوغوغی (çayır soğuğu, “return of cold weather between April and May”)
  • چایر قوشی (çayır kuşu, “lark”)
  • چایر پنیری (çayır peniri, “fresh cheese”)
  • چایرلاتمق (çayırlatmak, “to cause to graze”)
  • چایرلامق (çayırlamak, “to pasture, graze”)
  • چایرلانمق (çayırlanmak, “to become a meadow”)
  • چایرلق (çayırlık, “meadow-land”)
  • چایرلو (çayırlı, “containing meadows”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: çayır
  • → Armenian: չայիր (čʻayir)
  • → Macedonian: чаир (čair)
  • → Romanian: ceair
  • → Zazaki: çayir

Further reading

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