avuç avuç

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Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

avuç avuç

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

Adverb[edit]

avuç avuç

  1. by handfuls
    Synonyms: aç, aç açına

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  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[edit]

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