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ایلیجه

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Ottoman Turkish

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ایلیجه

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ایلی (ılı, warm, lukewarm) +‎ ـجه (-ca, somewhat, rather, -like, -ish).

Noun

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ایلیجه (ılıca) (definite accusative ایلیجه‌یی (ılıcayı), plural ایلیجه‌لر (ılıcalar))

  1. spa, thermae, health club, a public building or location where spring water is used to give medicinal baths
    Synonym: قاپلیجه (kaplıca)
  2. hot spring, a natural spring producing groundwater whose temperature is greater than about 20 °C (68 °F)
    Synonym: قاینارجه (kaynarca)

Descendants

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  • Turkish: ılıca
  • Albanian: llixhë

Further reading

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