semiz

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French chemise.

Noun

semiz

1. shirt

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Salar

Alternative forms

• simus

Etymology

Cognate with Azerbaijani səmiz, Turkmen, Turkish semiz. Noun of semir (“to fatten”).

Pronunciation

• (Chahandusi, Jiezi, Gaizi, Qingshui, Baizhuang, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): [simus]
• (Mengda, Muchang, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): [semus], [semis]
• (Gandu, Hualong, Qinghai) IPA^(key): [semis], [semiz]
• (Ili, Yining, Xinjiang) IPA^(key): [semiz]

Adjective

semiz

1. (Xunhua, Ili Salar) fat
2. (Hualong) fatty meat

References

• Dwyer, Arienne M. (2007) “semiz”, in Salar: A Study in Inner Asian Language Contact Processes: Part I: Phonology‎^[1], 1st edition, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 84
• Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “semiz”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 247

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French chemise.

Noun

semiz

1. shirt

References

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سمیز (semiz, “fat, obese”), from Proto-Turkic *semiŕ (“fat”). Cognate with Kazakh семіз (semız, “fat”), Kyrgyz семиз (semiz, “fat”), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈmiz/
• Hyphenation: se‧miz

Adjective

semiz

1. fat (not lean or thin)

   Ayının ağzında çırpınan, semiz bir balık var. ― The bear has a flopping, fat fish in its mouth.

Synonyms

• şişman

Derived terms

• semizotu

Further reading

• “semiz”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu