كسكین

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

• كسكن (keskin)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kesgin (“sharp”), a development of *kes- (“to cut”), whence also كسمك (kesmek, “to cut”). Cognate with Azerbaijani keskin and Kyrgyz кескин (keskin).

Adjective

كسكین • (keskin)

1. sharp, keen, able to cut easily, not dull

   Synonyms: ایتی (iti), تیز (tiz), صارم (sârim), قاطع (katiʼ)

2. pungent, acrid, having a strong taste or odor

   Synonyms: ایتی (iti), تیز (tiz), حریف (hirrif)

3. (figuratively) sharp, incisive, acute, trenchant

   Synonym: ایتی (iti)

Derived terms

• كسكین سویله‌مك (keskin söylemek, “to speak sharply”)
• كسكین صوغانجق (keskin soğancık, “pointed iron-ball”)
• كسكین قلم (keskin kalem, “sharp style”)
• كسكین كتمك (keskin gitmek, “to go at a rapid pace”)
• كسكین لسان (keskin lisân, “sharp-tongued”)
• كسكینلشدرمك (keskinleşdirmek, “to make or let become sharp”)
• كسكینلشمك (keskinleşmek, “to become sharp”)
• كسكینلك (keskinlik, “sharpness”)

Noun

Keskin district

كسكین • (keskin) (definite accusative كسكینی (keskini), plural كسكینلر (keskinler))

1. cutting edge, the sharp edge of the blade of a knife or other cutting tool

   Synonyms: غراب (gurab), قلاغی (kılağı), یالم (yalım)

Descendants

• Gagauz: keskin
• Turkish: keskin
• → Armenian: քեսկին (kʻeskin)

Proper noun

كسكین • (keskin)

1. Keskin (a town and district in Kırıkkale province, Turkey)

   Synonyms: دینك كسكینی (dinek keskini), معدن (maʼden) (historical)

Descendants

• Turkish: Keskin

Further reading

• Barbier de Meynard, Charles (1886) “كسكین”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, volume II, Paris: E. Leroux, page 630
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “keskin”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2572
• Hindoglu, Artin (1838) “كسكین”, in Hazine-i lûgat ou dictionnaire abrégé turc-français‎^[1], Vienna: F. Beck, page 390b
• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “كسكین”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 1026
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687) “Acutus”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum‎^[3], Vienna, column 17
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “كسكین”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum‎^[4], Vienna, column 3953
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “keskin”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–) “Keskin”, in Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri [Index Anatolicus: An inventory of place names of Turkey and surrounding countries] (in Turkish)
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “كسكین”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[5], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1548
• Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Çankırı”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎^[6], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 453