Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بوشه آلمق (boşa almaḳ, to suspend in the air),[1] equivalent to compound of boş (empty, hollow, vanity, futility, idleness) +‎ -a (dative suffix) +‎ almak (to take, to receive), literally to take into empty, idleness.[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /boˈʃa.aɫ.mak/
  • Hyphenation: bo‧şa‧al‧mak

Verb

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boşa almak (third-person singular simple present boşa alır)

  1. (transitive) To suspend, to hang loose.
    Synonym: askıya almak
  2. (transitive, automotive) To put a vehicle in neutral gear, to put it out of gear.

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بوشه آلمق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 401
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “boş”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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