boşuna
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From boş (“empty, idle, vain”) + -u (possessive suffix) + -(n)a (dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant), literally “to (its) vain, in vain”.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
boşuna
- in vain, to no purpose
- Synonyms: boşa, boşu boşuna, boş yere, boş boş
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “boşuna”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu