πισίκα

Cappadocian Greek

Alternative forms

• πσίκα (psíka)

Etymology

Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish پسك (pisik). Ultimately from Common Turkic *pïšïk (“cat”). Compare Turkish pisi, Azerbaijani pişik, Turkmen pişik, Karakalpak pıshıq, Uzbek mushuk, Kyrgyz мышык (mışık), Kazakh мысық (mysyq), Kumyk мишик (mişik) and Uyghur مۈشۈك (müshük).

Noun

πισίκα (pisíka)

1. cat