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TURKISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

şey.

thing

3 characters1 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃej/

  1. thing

  2. uh, you know (used to refer to something one cannot remember at the moment)

    Şeyi temizledin mi, tezgâhı?

  3. genital organ

    slang
    Şeyimi gördün mü?
Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish شی, شیئ (şey, “thing”), ultimately from Arabic شَيْء (šayʔ). For the "penis" sense development, compare Azerbaijani şey and Armenian բան (ban).

intj/ˈʃej/

  1. well

    Şey, anlayamadım.
Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish شی, شیئ (şey, “thing”), ultimately from Arabic شَيْء (šayʔ). For the "penis" sense development, compare Azerbaijani şey and Armenian բան (ban).

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