adamakıllı

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آدم عقللی (adam aḳıllı),[1][2] equivalent to adam (“human; man”) +‎ akıl (“intelligence, cognition”) +‎ -lı.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈdam.a.kɯɫ.ɫɯ/
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  • Hyphenation: a‧dam‧a‧kıl‧lı

Adverb

adamakıllı

  1. substantially, extensively, markedly, properly, really, completely
    Synonyms: iyice, bir güzel, bir temiz, doğru dürüst
    Uzun zamandır ilk kez adamakıllı yalnız kaldım. ― For the first time in a long time I was completely alone.
    Hayatımı kurtardığın için sana adamakıllı teşekkür edemedim. ― I couldn't thank you properly for saving my life.
    80'li yıllarda gerçek faizler adamakıllı yükseldi. ― In the 80's, real interests markedly increased.

References

  1. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “آدم عقللی”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎[1] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 10
  2. ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “آدم عقللی”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 25

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