arka arka
Turkish
Etymology
Reduplication of arka (“back, rear, behind”), inherited from Ottoman Turkish آرقه آرقه (arḳa arḳa),[1] from آرقه (arḳa).[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɾˈka.aɾ.ka/
- Hyphenation: ar‧ka‧ar‧ka
Adverb
- backwards, in reverse
- Synonyms: geri, geri geri, gerisin geri, (colloquial) kıçın kıçın, (vulgar) götün götün
Related terms
- arka arkaya
- arkadan arkaya
- arkası sıra
- arkaüstü
References
- Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “آرقه آرقه”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 30
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “arka”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading
- “arka arka”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “arka arka”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 291
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