arkadaş
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Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ottoman Turkish آرقهداش (arkadaş), equivalent to arka (“back”) + -daş (“fellow, sharer”).
Cognate with Bashkir арҡаҙаш (arqaźaş)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]arkadaş (definite accusative arkadaşı, plural arkadaşlar)
- friend
- comrade
- colleague, employee
- Ben bununla ilgilenmiyorum, sen en iyisi oradaki çalışan arkadaşa sor.
- I don't handle that, you should ask the employee over there.
- (in the plural) an informal word to address a group, especially of young people: guys!, people!