başa baş
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Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish باشه باش (başa baş),[1][2] from باش (baş),[3] equivalent to baş (“head”) + -a (dative suffix) + baş, literally “head to head”.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
- equally, evenly, even steven
- Without either competing parties getting a lead on the other; neck and neck.
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “باشه باش”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 26
- ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “باشه باش”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 264
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “baş”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading[edit]
- “başa baş”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “başa baş”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 483