evvelce

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اولجه (evvelce),[1][2] from اول, equivalent to evvel (before, first, earlier) + -ce. Cognates with Azerbaijani əvvəlcə.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /evˈvel.d͡ʒe/
  • Hyphenation: ev‧vel‧ce

Adverb

evvelce

  1. before, formerly, once in the past
    Synonyms: evvelden, önceden, eskiden, vaktiyle, bir zamanlar, bir vakitler, vaktizamanında

References

  1. Redhouse, James W. (1890) “اولجه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 266
  2. Kélékian, Diran (1911) “اولجه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 200

Further reading

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