aptalca

Turkish

Etymology

From aptal (“stupid, gullible”) +‎ -ca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apˈtaɫ.d͡ʒa/
• Hyphenation: ap‧tal‧ca

Adjective

aptalca

1. pretty stupid, fairly stupid

Adverb

aptalca

1. befitting someone stupid, idiotically, foolishly

   Synonyms: ahmakça, salakça, angutça, (obsolete) ahmakane

Related terms

• abdal
• aptallaşmak
• aptallık
• budala

 

Further reading

• “aptalca”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “aptalca”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 270