hamsi

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Turkish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish خمسی (hamsı), from Greek χαμψί (champsí), possibly from an ancient Black Sea substrate.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

hamsi (definite accusative hamsiyi, plural hamsiler)

  1. European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)
  2. anchovy

Declension[edit]

Inflection
Nominative hamsi
Definite accusative hamsiyi
Singular Plural
Nominative hamsi hamsiler
Definite accusative hamsiyi hamsileri
Dative hamsiye hamsilere
Locative hamside hamsilerde
Ablative hamsiden hamsilerden
Genitive hamsinin hamsilerin

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