kardeş

== Turkish == === Alternative forms === kardaş, gardaş (dialectal) === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish قارداش (kardaş, “sibling”), from Old Anatolian Turkish قردآش (kardaş, “sibling”), equivalent to karın (“womb”) +‎ -daş (“fellow of, having in common, sharing”). Compare Azerbaijani qardaş. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaɾˈdeʃ/, (dialectal) /kaɾˈdaʃ/, (dialectal) /ɡaɾˈdaʃ/ === Noun === kardeş (definite accusative kardeşi, plural kardeşler) sibling (brother or sister) Synonym: (dialectal) dadaş (“brother”) ==== Usage notes ==== The term is gender-neutral, gender is indicated with phrases erkek kardeş (“brother”, literally “male sibling”) and kız kardeş (“sister”, literally “girl sibling”). This term is not used to refer to one's own older sibling; abi (“older brother”) or abla (“older sister”) are used instead. ==== Declension ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “kardeş”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu