çifte
See also: çiftte
Turkish
editEtymology 1
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editçifte
Etymology 2
editFrom Ottoman Turkish چفته (çifte), from Persian جفته (jofte), with some separate Ottoman developments from چفت (çift).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editçifte (definite accusative çifteyi, plural çifteler)
- a kick with two legs (often for odd-toed ungulates)
- At çifteyi atınca arkasındaki adam, alnında o rüzgârı hissedip korktu.
- When the horse kicked with two legs, the man felt the wind at his forehead and was afraid.
- double-barrelled shotgun
Declension
editAdjective
editçifte
- twofold duplicate
- çifte hasat ― a twofold harvest
- çifte dikiş ― double stitch (informal - a situation with a retained student repeating the grade in school )
- two-armed (of a chandelier)
- double-barrelled
- Antonym: tek