ağır aksak

Turkish

Etymology

From ağır (heavy, slow) + aksak (limping, limp, lame).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːˈɯɾ.ak.sak/
  • Hyphenation: a‧ğır‧ak‧sak

Adjective

ağır aksak

  1. slow, lagging
    Synonyms: yavaş, ağır, aheste
  2. (figuratively) intermittent, discontinuous
    Synonyms: düzensiz, kesintili, aralıklı, kesik kesik

Declension

Adverb

ağır aksak

  1. slowly and sporadically
    Synonyms: yavaşça, yavaş yavaş, ağır ağır, aheste aheste

Noun

ağır aksak

  1. (music) A style in classical Turkish music.

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