hamsi

Turkish

Alternative forms

• kamsi, hamsa, kamsa

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -sɪ

Noun

hamsi (definite accusative hamsiyi, plural hamsiler)

1. European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)
2. anchovy

Declension

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

Synonyms

• ançüez, ançuez, ancüez, ancuez, ançüyez, ançuyez