Turkish

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Etymology

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From bat- (to sink, to dive) +‎ -a (adverbial suffix) +‎ çık- (to rise, to ascend, to come up or out) +‎ -a (adverbial suffix), literally by sinking and coming up.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /baˈta.t͡ʃɯ.ka/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ta‧çı‧ka

Adverb

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bata çıka

  1. (idiomatic) (of movement) with difficulty, by fits and starts, fitfully
    Synonyms: güçlükle, zorlukla, öle dirile, zar zor, düşe kalka
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Further reading

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