amca

== Turkish == === Alternative forms === abca, abıca, abuca, amıca, amuca, ebice, emice === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish عموجه (ʼamuca), from older آبجه (abıca, abuca), equivalent to Proto-Turkic *apa (“father”) + *-ča. Compare also Proto-Turkic *abučka (“uncle”). Nişanyan explains the change from /b/ to /m/ as an influence of Arabic عَمّ (ʕamm). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /amˈd͡ʒa/ Hyphenation: am‧ca === Noun === amca (definite accusative amcayı, plural amcalar) paternal uncle, one's father's brother ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== === References === === Further reading === “amca”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “amca”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı