Hyphenation
spy nov·elTurkish pronunciation
spay nävılPronunciation
/ˈspī ˈnävəl/ /ˈspaɪ ˈnɑːvəl/
Etymology
[ 'spI ] (verb.) 13th century. Middle English spien, from Old French espier, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German spehOn to spy; akin to Latin specere to look, look at, Greek skeptesthai & skopein to watch, look at, consider.