uzunca

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اوزونجه (uzunca),[1][2] from اوزون (uzun),[3] equivalent to uzun (“tall, long”) +‎ -ca.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uˈzun.d͡ʒa/
  • Hyphenation: u‧zun‧ca

Adjective

uzunca

  1. fairly tall or long

Adverb

uzunca

  1. for a long time, lengthily
    Synonyms: uzun süre, uzun zaman, uzun uzun
  • dili uzun
  • eli uzun
  • uzun atlama
  • uzun hava
  • uzun hikâye
  • uzuneşek

References

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “اوزونجه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 252
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “اوزونجه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎[2] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 188
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “uzun”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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