bulaşıcı

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بولقشیجی (bulaşıcı). From bulaş- (“to pass on, to spread”) +‎ -ıcı (-ous).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bu.ɫɑ.ʃɯ.ˈdʒɯ]
• Hyphenation: bu‧la‧şı‧cı

Adjective

bulaşıcı

1. contagious (of a disease, easily transmitted to others)
2. (figurative) contagious (of a fashion, laughter, etc, easily passed on to others)

   Gülmek bulaşıcıdır. ― Laughing is contagious.

Derived terms

• bulaşıcı hastalık
• bulaşıcılık

 

Further reading

• “bulaşıcı”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “bulaşıcı”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “bulaşıcı”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 654