Uncertain. Nişanyan derives it fromOld Anatolian Turkish[script needed](çat-,“to hit, to smash”) (modern Turkishçatmak). CompareTurkishçetin.

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃæˈtin],[t͡sæˈtin]
• Hyphenation:çə‧tin

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çətin (comparativedaha çətin,superlativeən çətin)

1. difficult

   Synonyms:ağır,müşkül,(archaic)düşvar

• asan

• çətinlik(“difficulty”)

• → Lezgi:четин(četin)

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “çetin”, inNişanyan Sözlük

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