kiçi

See also: kici

Salar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kičüg.

Pronunciation

• (Chahandusi, Jiezi, Gaizi, Jishi, Qingshui, Baizhuang, Mengda, Xunhua, Qinghai, Ili, Yining, Xinjiang) IPA^(key): [kʰi̥ˈtɕi]
• (Chahandusi, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): [kʰitɕiʒʰyx]
• (Hanbahe, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): [kʰitɕiːʒʰux]
• (Qingshui, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): [kʰiˈʒʰi]
• (Jiezi, Gaizi, Mengda, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): [kʰiˈt͡si]
• (Mengda, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): [kʰiˈʒi]

• Audio (Jishi, Xunhua, Qinghai):

  (file)

Adjective

kiçi (comparative kiçirek, superlative kiçiden kiçi)

1. little, small
2. junior, young aged

References

• Potanin, G.N. (1893) “кичи”, in Тангутско-Тибетская окраина Китая и Центральная Монголия (in Russian), page 428
• Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “kiçi”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, pages 381, 385
• 张, 进锋 (Ayso Cañ Cinfen) (2008) 乌璐别格 (Ulubeğ), 鄭初陽 (Çuyañ Yebey oğlı Ceñ), editors, Salar İbret Sözler 撒拉尔谚语 [Salar Proverbs]‎^[2], China Salar Youth League, page 26

• 林莲云 [Lin Lianyun] (1985) “kici”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar]‎^[3], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 94
• Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “kici”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 159
• 马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016) “kiji”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究 [Endangered Languages ​​- Salar Language Studies], 青海 (Qinghai): 国家社会科学基金项目 (National Social Science Foundation Project), pages 43, 292
• Yakup, Abdurishid (2002) “kiçi”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon‎^[4], Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 134

Turkmen

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ki‧çi

Adjective

kiçi (comparative kiçiräk, superlative iň kiçi)

1. small

Related terms

• kiçelmek
• kiçeltmek
• kiçilik

 

Further reading

• “kiçi” in Enedilim.com
• “kiçi” in Webonary.org