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teyze.

maternal aunt (mother's sister)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtej.ze/[ˈt̪ʰe̞jz̪ɛ]
  1. maternal aunt (mother's sister)

  2. auntie (term of address)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تیزه (teyze), from Old Anatolian Turkish [script needed] (dayaza); equivalent to dayı + eze. Cognate to Turkmen daýza.

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