avuç avuç

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Turkish

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Etymology

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Reduplication of avuç (the palm or the cupped state of a hand), inherited from Ottoman Turkish آوج آوج (avuc avuc),[1] from آوج (avuc) or آوچ (avuç).[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈvut͡ʃ.a.vut͡ʃ/
  • Hyphenation: a‧vuç‧a‧vuç

Adjective

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avuç avuç

  1. a lot, many
    Synonyms: avuç dolusu, çok, pek çok

Adverb

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avuç avuç

  1. by handfuls
    Synonyms: , aç açına
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References

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  1. ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “آوُچ”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 58
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “avuç”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

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