güle güle
Turkish
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Etymology
editReduplication of güle, from gül- (“to smile, to laugh”) + -e (adverbial suffix), literally “while laughing/smiling”.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
edit- while smiling or laughing, laughingly
- (by extension, used in well-wishes) in happiness, with merriment, happily
- 2019 April, Ekrem ÖZBAY, Oğuz Türkmen Boylarından Varsaklar, Hiperlink Yayınları, →ISBN, page 95:
- Yeni bir şey alanlara; "güle güle kullanın, ... güle güle oturun." gibi dileklerde bulunulur.
- Well-wishes are made to those who buy something new like "use happily, reside in happily."
- (by extension, used when departing or to someone departing) goodbye, farewell
- Synonyms: sağlıcakla, Allah'a ısmarladık, Allah'a emanet ol, (poetic) elveda, (archaic) devletle, (childish) baş baş
Related terms
editSee also
edit- hoşça kal (literally “stay happily”) (Used only by the person departing.)
- yolun açık olsun (literally “may your road be open”) (Used towards a person departing.)
Further reading
edit- “güle güle”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “güle güle”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1797