Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عقلی باشنده (aḳlı başında),[1] from عقل (aḳl, aḳıl) and باش (baş),[2][3] equivalent to akıl (wits, reason, mind) +‎ (possessive suffix) +‎ baş (head) +‎ (possessive suffix) +‎ -(n)da (locative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant), literally his/her/their wits are in their head.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ak.ɫɯ.ba.ʃɯnˈda/
  • Hyphenation: ak‧lı‧ba‧şın‧da

Adjective

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aklı başında

  1. (figuratively) reasonable, sane, lucid
  2. (figuratively) sensible, levelheaded, judicious

Declension

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Adverb

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aklı başında

  1. reasonably, sensibly

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “عقلی باشنده”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1312
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “akıl”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “baş”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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