ahmakça
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish احمقجه (aḥmaḳca),[1][2] from احمق (aḥmaḳ),[3] equivalent to ahmak (“stupid, gullible”) + -ça.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ahˈmak.t͡ʃa/
- Hyphenation: ah‧mak‧ça
Adverb
ahmakça
- befitting someone stupid, idiotically, foolishly
- Synonyms: aptalca, salakça, angutça, (obsolete) ahmakane
Related terms
- hamakat
References
- Kélékian, Diran (1911), “احمقجه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 58
- Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901), “احمقجه”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 78
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “ahmak”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading
- ahmakça in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “ahmakça”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 155
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