çıra
See also: CIRA, Cira, cira, čirá, and çira
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish چرا, from Persian چراغ (čerâğ).Doublet of çırak and çerağ
Noun
çıra (definite accusative çırayı, plural çıralar)
- pitch pine wood
- 1937 June 29, headline in Son Telgraf:
- Yeni kanun / Çıra ile aydınlanan köyler petrol yakacak
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- 1937 June 29, headline in Son Telgraf:
- (dialect) lamp, lantern, light, candle
References
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “çıra”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 972
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “چرا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 715
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
Zazaki
Etymology
Related to Persian چرا (čerâ).
Adverb
çıra
- why