Cypriot dictionary entry
θκειέ/θκειά
Old-fashioned respectful address for older people; can sometimes be taken badly because it implies the person is old
🇬🇧 English
Old-fashioned respectful address for older people; can sometimes be taken badly because it implies the person is old
🇹🇷 Turkish
Yaşça büyük kişilere saygılı şekilde hitap etmek için kullanılan eski usul ifade; bazen kişiyi yaşlı ima ettiği için olumsuz karşılanabilir
🇬🇷 Greek
Παλαιότερη προσφώνηση προς μεγαλύτερους ανθρώπους ως ένδειξη σεβασμού· μερικές φορές μπορεί να θεωρηθεί προσβλητική επειδή υπονοεί ηλικία
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About the word "θκειέ/θκειά"
The Cypriot word "θκειέ/θκειά" translates to "Old-fashioned respectful address for older people; can sometimes be taken badly because it implies the person is old" in English, and to "Yaşça büyük kişilere saygılı şekilde hitap etmek için kullanılan eski usul ifade; bazen kişiyi yaşlı ima ettiği için olumsuz karşılanabilir" in Turkish (Kıbrıs Türkçesi). In Greek (Κυπριακά), it is rendered as "Παλαιότερη προσφώνηση προς μεγαλύτερους ανθρώπους ως ένδειξη σεβασμού· μερικές φορές μπορεί να θεωρηθεί προσβλητική επειδή υπονοεί ηλικία". This entry is part of the Cylingo Cypriot dictionary, a free linguistic resource preserving the dialects spoken across Cyprus.