karakter

Turkish

[kʰaɾækte̞ɾ̝̊]

noun
Definitions
  • character, a symbol such as a letter of an alphabet
  • a person's psychological characteristics, character
  • a person in a novel or story

Etymology

Borrowed from French caractère (personality, character) derived from Latin character (branding iron) derived from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (nature, character, type, engraver).

Origin

Ancient Greek

χαρακτήρ

Gloss

nature, character, type, engraver

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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