dostça

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دوستجه (dostca, dostça),[1][2] from دوست (dost),[3] equivalent to dost (“friend”) +‎ -ça.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdost.t͡ʃa/
  • Hyphenation: dost‧ça

Adjective

dostça

  1. friendly, befitting a friend

Adverb

dostça

  1. In a manner that is befitting a friend.
    Synonym: dostane
  • can dostu
  • dost canlısı
  • dost düşman
  • eş dost
  • iyi gün dostu
  • kara gün dostu

References
  1. Kélékian, Diran (1911) “دوستجه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎, Constantinople: Mihran, page 587
  2. Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “دوستجه”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 626
  3. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “dost”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading
  • “dostça”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
  • Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “dostça”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1279
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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