Kim?
pronounTop 100
/kim/
English Meaning
Who?
Commonly Used With (Collocations)
Kim o?KiminKime
Example Sentence in Context
“O kim?”
“Who is that?”
Grammar & Usage
Can take plural and case suffixes (e.g., Kimler? Kime? Kimde?).
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old Turkic 'kim', essentially unchanged for over a millennia.
Cultural Context
When knocking on a door, instead of saying 'It's me', Turks often just say 'Kim o?' (Who is it?) from inside, and the person outside answers 'Benim' (It's me).
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