ahmakça

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Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish احمقجه (aḥmaḳca),[1][2] from احمق (aḥmaḳ),[3] equivalent to ahmak (“stupid, gullible”) +‎ -ça.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ahˈmak.t͡ʃa/
  • Hyphenation: ah‧mak‧ça

Adjective[edit]

ahmakça

  1. pretty stupid, fairly stupid

Adverb[edit]

ahmakça

  1. befitting someone stupid, idiotically, foolishly
    Synonyms: aptalca, salakça, angutça, (obsolete) ahmakane

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “احمقجه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 58
  2. ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “احمقجه”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 78
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ahmak”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading[edit]

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