خمسی

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Greek χαψί (chapsí), χαμψί (champsí). Compare Russian хамса́ (xamsá).

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Noun

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خمسی (hamsı)

  1. anchovy

Descendants

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  • Turkish: hamsi
  • Bulgarian: хамси́я (hamsíja)
  • Middle Armenian: խամսի (xamsi)
  • Romanian: hamsie

References

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