یالكز

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Common Turkic *yalŋuz (alone, lonely); cognate with Old Turkic 𐰖𐰞𐰭𐰆𐰽 (yalıŋus), Azerbaijani yalnız, Bashkir яңғыҙ (yañğıź), Kazakh жалғыз (jalğyz), Kyrgyz жалгыз (jalgız), Turkmen ýalňyz, Uzbek yolgʻiz and Yakut соҕотох (soğotoq).

Adjective

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یالڭز (yalñız)

  1. alone, lonely, lonesome, isolated from contact with other people
    Synonym: منفرد (munferid)
  2. only, single, sole, lone, not accompanied by anything else
    Synonyms: تك (tek), فرد (ferd)
  3. single-handed, unassisted, without help or assistance from others

Derived terms

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Noun

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یالڭز (yalñız) (plural یالڭزلر (yalñızlar))

  1. loner, solitaire, one who is alone, lacking or avoiding the company of others

Descendants

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  • Turkish: yalnız

Further reading

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