böyle
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish بویله (böyle), from earlier bunlayu, Old Turkic 𐰉𐰆 (b¹u /bu/, “this”) + 𐰞𐰖𐰆 (l¹y¹u /-lAyU/) (similative suffix). Compare öyle (“like that”), şöyle (“like that”). Cognate with Azerbaijani belə, (archaic) böylə.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bøj.le/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: böy‧le
Adjective
böyle
Adverb
böyle
- so; in this way; like this (that)
- Mektuplarımı hep böyle yazarım. ― I always write my letters like this/in this way.
- in this level, so ... as this
- Böyle bir sevmek daha önce görülmedi. ― There has never been seen a love as great as this.
- When added to sentences which contain Wh-Questions, it means surprisement or disfavour
- Bu geç saatte nereye gidiyorsun böyle? ― Where are you going at this late hour?
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