can havliyle

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish جان هولیله (can havliyle),[1] from جان (cān, can) and هول (havl, havil),[2][3] equivalent to can (life, soul, heart) + havl (fright, terror) + -i (possessive suffix) + -yle, literally with terror for (one's) life/soul, or can + havli + ile.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒan.hav.lij.le/
  • Hyphenation: can‧hav‧liy‧le

Adverb

can havliyle

  1. Out of fear for one's life, for dear life, desperately.

References

  1. Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “جان هولیله”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 467
  2. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “can”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  3. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “havil”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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