gibi

See also: gibi-

Portuguese

Etymology

Genericized trademark from Gibi, a comic book with a black boy as its mascot.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒiˈbi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒiˈbi/ [ʒiˈβi]

• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: gi‧bi

Noun

gibi m (plural gibis)

1. (obsolete, derogatory, Brazil) black boy
2. (Brazil) comics; comic book

   Synonyms: banda desenhada, revista em quadrinhos

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:gibi.

Derived terms

• gibiteca
• não está no gibi

 

See also

• romance gráfico
• fanzine

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish گبی (gibi), from Proto-Turkic *kēpi (“like”). Doublet of kip. Cognate with Azerbaijani kimi and Uzbek kabi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡiˈbi/, (sometimes, when used alone) /ˈɡi.bi/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: gi‧bi

Postposition

gibi

1. like, similar to

   Annen gibi konuşuyorsun.

   You are talking like your mother.

2. such as

   Hayvanat bahçelerinde kangurular, filler ve zürafalar gibi hayvanlar bulunabilir.

   Animals such as kangaroos, elephants, and giraffes can be found in zoos.

3. as, like (as explained before; in a certain manner)
   • 2011, “Makyaj [Makeup]”, in Diğer Masallar [Other Stories], performed by Model:

     Çok uğraştım inan unutmak için seni / O gün sarıldığımızda söz verdiğim gibi

     Believe me, I tried hard to forget you / Like I promised when we hugged that day

Pronoun

gibi

1. something like; anything similar to something previously mentioned

   Ev gibisi yok.

   There’s no place like home.

Usage notes

• Because this sense is always bound to something previously mentioned, it always takes the possessive suffix -i and is declined accordingly.

Further reading

• “gibi”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu