ıslık
noun C1- A whistling sound made with the mouth.
- A whistling sound an object makes.
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainThe k of ıslık becomes ğ before a vowel: ıslığım. The last vowel, ı, is back and unrounded, so the “my” ending is -ım.
The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “plural” ending is -lar.
The k of ıslık becomes ğ before a vowel: ıslığında. The last vowel, ı, is back and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -ı. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: ıslığında. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nda.
The k of ıslık becomes ğ before a vowel: ıslığıyla. The last vowel, ı, is back and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -ı. After a vowel, y joins the ending: ıslığıyla. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yla.
Phrases
From the library
Mavi ise kafesinde neşeli bir şekilde ıslık çalıyordu.
As for Mavi, he was whistling cheerfully in his cage.
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