bilgisayar

Etymology

Likely from Turkish bilgisayar.

Noun

bilgisayar

1. computer

   Synonym: kompyuter

References

• “bilgisayar”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Alternative forms

• bilgisiyar (misspelling)

Etymology

Coined by Turkish sofware engineer and linguist Aydın Köksal in 1969, from bilgi (“information”) +‎ say- (“to count”) +‎ -ar (simple present tense suffix), literally “information counter, knowledge counter”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bil.ɟi.sɑˈjɑɾ/
• Hyphenation: bil‧gi‧sa‧yar

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Noun

bilgisayar (definite accusative bilgisayarı, plural bilgisayarlar)

1. (computer science, informatics) computer

   Synonyms: kompüter, elektronik beyin

   • 1971, Milliyet, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     Bilgisayar sistemi çevresinde çalıştırılmak üzere tecrübeli elemanlar aranmaktadır.

     Experienced staff are sought to work around the computer system.

Further reading

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “bilgisayar”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• “bilgisayar”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu