günaşırı

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish گون آشری (gün aşırı),[1][2] from گون (gün) + آشوری (aşırı) (alternatively آشرو (aşıru), آشری (aşırı)),[3][4] equivalent to compound of gün (day) + aşırı (excessive, extreme, too much, beyond). Cognates with Azerbaijani günaşırı, Bashkir көн аша (kön aşa), Turkmen günaşa, günaşym, Tatar көн аша (kön aşa), Uyghur كۈن ئاشۇرۇپ (kün ashurup).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɟy.na.ʃɯ.ɾɯ/
  • Hyphenation: gü‧na‧aşı‧rı

Adverb

günaşırı

  1. every other day, once every two days
    Synonym: iki günde bir

See also

  • yılaşırı (once every two years, biennially)

References

  1. Redhouse, James W. (1890) “گون آشری”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1603
  2. Kélékian, Diran (1911) “گون آشری”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1060
  3. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “gün”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  4. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “aşırı”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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