acı.
bitter, acrid
Meaning & usage
bitter, acrid
hot, spicy
Where this word comes from
From Ottoman Turkish آجی (acı, “bitter”), from Old Anatolian Turkish آجُو (acu, “bitter”), from earlier *āçıɣ, from Proto-Turkic *āčï-g (“bitter”), derived from Proto-Turkic *āčï- (“to become bitter”) (see acı-).
sad, lamentable, tragic, grievous, sorrowful
Where this word comes from
From Ottoman Turkish آجی (acı, “pain, ache”), from Old Anatolian Turkish آجُو (acu, “pain”), from Proto-Turkic *āčï-g. Unclear relationship to Etymology 1, see more at acımak (“to pity, to hurt, become sour”).
pain, suffering, ache
grief, sorrow
Where this word comes from
From Ottoman Turkish آجی (acı, “pain, ache”), from Old Anatolian Turkish آجُو (acu, “pain”), from Proto-Turkic *āčï-g. Unclear relationship to Etymology 1, see more at acımak (“to pity, to hurt, become sour”).
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