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burun buruna

Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بورون بورونه (burun buruna),[1][2] from بورون (burun),[3] equivalent to burun (“nose”) +‎ burun +‎ -a (dative suffix), literally “nose to nose”.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /buˈɾun.bu.ɾu.na/
  • Hyphenation: bu‧run‧bu‧ru‧na

Adverb

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burun buruna

  1. (figuratively) very closely facing each other, vis-à-vis, face to face

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بورون بورونه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 397
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “بورون بورونه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 284
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “burun”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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