giderayak

Turkish

Etymology

From git- (“to go, to leave”) +‎ -er (Simple Present suffix) +‎ ayak (“foot”), literally “(with/on) the leaving foot”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɟiˈdeɾ.a.jak/
• Hyphenation: gi‧der‧a‧yak

Adverb

giderayak

1. (figurative) while leaving or right about to leave
2. (figurative) at the last minute

   Synonym: son anda

3. (figurative) towards the end of a process

Related terms

• ayakaltı
• ayaküstü
• gelen giden
• gide gele
• gide gide
• gidici
• gitgide

 

Further reading

• “giderayak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “giderayak”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1716