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boş

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Azerbaijani

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Other scripts
Cyrillic бош
Arabic

Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *boĺ.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [boʃ]
  • Audio (Baku):(file)

Adjective

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boş (comparative daha boş, superlative ən boş, intensive bomboş)

  1. empty
    Xəzinə boşdur, pul yoxdur!The treasury is empty, there is no money!
  2. available, not occupied
    Sabah axşam boşam, gələ bilərsən.I'm free tomorrow evening, you can come [then].
  3. spare (of time)
    Boş vaxtım olanda, kitab oxumaqdan xoşum gəlir.
    When I have spare time, I like reading.

Antonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Lezgi: буш (buš)

References

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  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), “*boĺ”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8)‎[1], Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

Crimean Tatar

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *boĺ. Cognate to Kumyk бош (boş), etc.

Adjective

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boş

  1. empty

References

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Salar

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *boĺ. Cognate to Azerbaijani boş, Kyrgyz бош (boş), Southern Altai бош (boš), Kumyk бош (boş), etc.

Adjective

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boş

  1. empty

References

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  • Ma, Chengjun; Han, Lianye; Ma, Weisheng (December 2010), “boš”, in 米娜瓦尔·艾比布拉 [Minavar Abibra], editor, 撒维汉词典 [Sā-Wéi-Hàn cídiǎn, Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 48

Talysh

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Azerbaijani boş.

Adjective

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boş

  1. meaningless

Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish بوش (boş), from Proto-Turkic *boĺ (empty).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈboʃ/, [ˈbo̞ʃ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: boş

Adjective

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boş (intensive bomboş)

  1. empty, unoccupied, blank
    Antonym: dolu
    boş kutuempty box
    boş kâğıtblank paper
  2. (of a position, a post of employment, a job) open, vacant
    Synonyms: açık, münhal
    boş kadrovacant position
  3. available, free
    Synonym: müsait
    Yarın sabah boşum.
    I'm available tomorrow morning.
  4. (of cups and dishes) used, empty
    Synonym: kirli (dirty)
    Antonym: dolu
    Boşları verin, mutfağa götüreyim.
    Hand me the empty cups, let me take them to the kitchen.
  5. (figurative) meaningless, pointless
  6. (figurative) ignorant, unskilled, unqualified
  7. (figurative) useless, pointless, in vain, no-good
    Synonym: yararsız (unbeneficial)
    boş tesellileruseless consolations

Adverb

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boş

  1. (figurative) unprepared, off guard
    boş yakalanmakto get caught off guard

Noun

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boş (definite accusative boşu, plural boşlar)

  1. nonsense

Derived terms

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