bir nevi

Turkish

Etymology

Compound of bir (a, one, indefinite determiner) + nevi (kind, type, sort), deteriorated, superseded form of nev, from Arabic نَوْع (nawʕ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbiɾ.ne.vi/
  • Hyphenation: bir‧ne‧vi

Adjective

bir nevi

  1. some sort, some kind

Declension

Adverb

bir nevi

  1. in a way, sort of
  • enva
  • envaiçeşit
  • envaitürlü
  • nevi şahsına münhasır

Further reading

  • bir nevi”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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