yoksul

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یوقسول, یوخسول. By surface analysis, yok +‎ -sul.

According to Clauson, from earlier yoksuz, in which corruption of the suffix -siz (“without”) has occurred.

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Adjective

yoksul

  1. poor (not rich)
    Synonyms: fakir, geda
    Antonyms: gani, zengin, varlıklı, varsıl
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