hayal meyal

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Turkish

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Etymology

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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

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

Adjective

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hayal meyal

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

Declension

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Adverb

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hayal meyal

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

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

Further reading

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