yüzyıl

Turkish

Etymology

From yüz (“hundred”) +‎ yıl (“year”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jyz.jɯɫ/

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Noun

yüzyıl (definite accusative yüzyılı, plural yüzyıllar)

1. century (100 years)

   Synonym: asır

   21. yüzyıl ― 21st century

Usage notes

Yüz yıl, with a space in between, means "one hundred years" exclusively; while yüzyıl means "century", that is, the time frame made up of a hundred years.

References

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