apansız

Turkish

Alternative forms

  • apansızın

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آپ آڭسز[1] or آپاڭسز (apañsız),[2] from آڭ (), intensive of ansız, from an (mind, perception, consciousness) + -sız (without, -less), literally without awareness, oblivious.[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.pan.sɯz/
  • Hyphenation: a‧pan‧sız

Adverb

apansız

  1. suddenly and unexpectedly, all of a sudden
    Synonyms: ansızın, aniden, birdenbire, durup dururken

References

  1. Redhouse, James W. (1890) “آپ آڭسز”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 26
  2. Kélékian, Diran (1911) “آپاڭسز”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 7
  3. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ansızın”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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