haydi haydi

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Turkish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Reduplication of haydi (let's, come on, interj.), inherited from Ottoman Turkish هایدی هایدی (haydi haydi).[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /hajˈdi.haj.di/
  • Hyphenation: hay‧di‧hay‧di

Adverb[edit]

haydi haydi

  1. with ease, effortlessly, without breaking a sweat
    Synonyms: kolayca, kolaylıkla, kolay kolay, rahatça, rahatlıkla, rahat rahat
  2. at most, at best, maximum, max
    Synonyms: olsa olsa, en çok, en fazla, taş çatlasa

References[edit]

  1. ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “هایدی هایدی”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 1505
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “haydi”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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