gergin

== Turkish == === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish كركین (gergin, “stretched, tight, taut, strained”). By surface analysis, ger- +‎ -gin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɟeɾˈɟin/, [ɟæɾ̞ˈɟin] Rhymes: -in Hyphenation: ger‧gin === Adjective === gergin nervous ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== gerginlik === References === Redhouse, James W. (1890), “كركین”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1540 === Further reading === “gergin”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “gergin”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı