Where does “çakırkeyif” come from?
çakırkeyif (Turkish) comes from Turkish keyif, from Ottoman Turkish كیف, from Arabic كَيْف — pleasure; joy; opiate.
çakırkeyif (Turkish): half drunk; having the joy of a drunk person, but...
Definitions
- half drunk; having the joy of a drunk person, but...
Ancestry of “çakırkeyif”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | keyif | joy, pleasure |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | كیف | — |
| 3 | Arabic | كَيْف | pleasure; joy; opiate |