نیچه

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

• نچه (neçe)
• نیجه (nece, nice), نجه (nice)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish نَچَه (neçä), from Proto-Turkic *nēče, from *nē- (“what”) + quantitative affix *-ča/-čä. See ne (“what”). Cognate to Karakhanid ناجا (nēčē, “how much”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnid͡ʒe], [ˈnit͡ʃe]

Adjective

نیچه • (nice, niçe)

1. how

   Synonym: نته (nite)

2. how many

Descendants

• Turkish: nice
• → Armenian: նէչէ (nēčʻē)