civciv

From Ottoman Turkish جیوجیو (civciv, “cry of a young bird; young bird”).^[1][2] Probably imitative.^[3] In pre-Ottoman writing (Ahmedî, İskendernâme) as [script needed] (cūje), and similarly in Persian, as جوجه (juje).

Compare Armenian ճիվճիվ (čivčiv), ծիվծիվ (civciv, “cry of a bird”), Bulgarian джив-джив (dživ-dživ), Macedonian џив-џив (dživ-dživ).

• IPA^(key): [dʒiβdʒiβ]

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• Hyphenation: civ‧civ

civciv (definite accusative civcivi, plural civcivler)

1. chick (young chicken)
2. (slang) young woman