"sere" meaning in Turkish

See sere in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /seˈɾe/ Forms: sereyi [accusative, definite], sereler [plural], sele [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سره (sere), from Proto-Turkic *sere (“span between the thumb and the index”), probably a derivation from *ser- (“to endure, be patient; to spread”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|tr|ota|سره|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=sere|ts=}} Ottoman Turkish سره (sere), {{inh+|tr|ota|سره|tr=sere}} Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سره (sere), {{inh|tr|trk-pro|*sere|t=span between the thumb and the index}} Proto-Turkic *sere (“span between the thumb and the index”) Head templates: {{head|tr|noun|definite accusative|sereyi|||plural|sereler|f1request=1|f3request=1|head=|sort=}} sere (definite accusative sereyi, plural sereler), {{tr-noun|yi|ler}} sere (definite accusative sereyi, plural sereler)
  1. the distance between the tip of the thumb and the tip of the index finger, used as a unit of measure Related terms: sermek

Alternative forms

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