ulu orta

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اولو اورتا (ulu orta, the high sea),[1] from اولو (ulu) and اورتا or اورته (orta),[2][3] equivalent to compound of ulu (grand, great) + orta (middle, center).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uˈɫu.oɾ.ta/
  • Hyphenation: u‧lu‧or‧ta

Adverb

ulu orta

  1. (idiomatic) overtly, openly
    Synonyms: açıktan açığa, açık açık, açıkça, göz göre göre, düpedüz
  2. (idiomatic) publicly, without shame
    Synonym: alenen
  • orta hâlli
  • orta malı
  • orta nokta
  • orta oyunu
  • orta şekerli
  • orta yol

References

  1. Redhouse, James W. (1890) “اولو اورتا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 243
  2. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ulu”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  3. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “orta”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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