How to Say "Kitty" in Turkish

kedicik

/cedid͡ʒic/from spelling rules

The Turkish word for "kitty" is kedicik.

kedicik is a pet name used for a cat of any age.

Meaning: pet name for a cat of any age (noun)

How does it change in a sentence?

To express the plural "kitties", use kedicikler. When the word is the direct object of a verb, you use the accusative case form kediciği.

The pronunciation is /cedidʒic/. The sound /c/ is like the [k] in skew, /i/ is like the [ee] in creek and /dʒ/ is like the [j] in jump.

In Turkey, cats are so culturally cherished that the city of Istanbul is globally known as the 'city of cats', where stray kedicikler are communal pets cared for by the whole neighborhood.
In Turkish, the diminutive suffix -cik can sometimes carry a sense of pity or condescension, meaning the tone of voice is crucial to avoid sounding patronizing.
While kedicik is a sweet term, Turkish has a specific word pisi used almost like a 'cat-language' sound to get a kitty's attention, similar to how English speakers might say 'pspsps'.

Cookie, Tom kendisine "kedicik" diye hitap edince yüzünü tırmaladı.
Cookie scratched Tom in the face when he called him "kitty".
This sentence shows how to use kedicik when addressing or calling a cat.
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Bu güzel kediye bayılıyorum.
I adore this beautiful kitty.
Bak şu tatlı kedicik ne yapıyor!
Look at what this adorable kitty is doing!
Bahçedeki kedicik süt içiyor.
The kitty in the garden is drinking milk.

Zeynep and Emre are looking at a cat in the garden.

Sources

Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry kedicik, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Turkish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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