soluk soluğa

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish صولوغی صولوغنه (ṣoluġu ṣoluġuna),[1][2] from صولوق (ṣoluḳ),[3] equivalent to soluk (“breath, an instance of breathing”) +‎ -u (possessive suffix) +‎ soluk +‎ -u (possessive suffix) +‎ -(n)a (dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /soˈɫuk.so.ɫuːa/
  • Hyphenation: so‧luk‧so‧lu‧ğa

Adverb

soluk soluğa

  1. In a state of breathlessness, while out of breath, short-winded.
    Synonyms: nefes nefese, (rare) gürsoluk

Derived terms

  • soluk soluğa kalmak

References

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “صولوغی صولوغنه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1195
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “صولوغی صولوغنه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎[2] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 775
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “soluk”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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