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dev.

giant

3 characters1 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdev/[ˈdɛβ]

  1. giant

  2. colossus

  3. cop

    slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dyew- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *deywós Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás Proto-Iranian *daywáh Old Persian 𐎭𐎡𐎺 (d-i-v /⁠daivaʰ⁠⁠/) Middle Persian 𐫅𐫏𐫇 (dyw /⁠dēw⁠/) Classical Persian دیوْ (dēw)bor. Ottoman Turkish دیو (dev, div) Turkish dev Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دیو (dev, div). Doublet of diva.

adj/ˈdev/[ˈdɛβ]

  1. giant, huge

    dev vücudunda küçük bir kalbe sahip.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dyew- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *deywós Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás Proto-Iranian *daywáh Old Persian 𐎭𐎡𐎺 (d-i-v /⁠daivaʰ⁠⁠/) Middle Persian 𐫅𐫏𐫇 (dyw /⁠dēw⁠/) Classical Persian دیوْ (dēw)bor. Ottoman Turkish دیو (dev, div) Turkish dev Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دیو (dev, div). Doublet of diva.

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