çenebaz

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish چݣە باز. Equivalent to çene (“jaw, chin”) +‎ -baz

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃeneˈbɑz/, [t͡ʃe̞.n̪e̞ˈbɑz̪]
• Rhymes: -ɑz
• Hyphenation: çe‧ne‧baz

Adjective

çenebaz

1. (of a person) (someone) who speaks a lot, talkative, chatty

   Synonyms: konuşkan, geveze, lafazan, çaçaron, yavşak

   O çenebaz çocuk yüzünden uyuyamadık.

   We couldn't sleep because of that chatty kid.

References

• “çenebaz”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “çenebaz”, in Nişanyan Sözlük