Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تكلیفسز (teklifsiz),[1][2] from تكلیف (teklif),[3] equivalent to teklif (offer, proposal, suggestion) +‎ -siz (without, -less), literally without offer.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /tec.lifˈsiz/
  • Hyphenation: tek‧lif‧siz

Adjective edit

teklifsiz

  1. informal, casual, candid
    Synonyms: samimi, senli benli, içli dışlı

Declension edit

Adverb edit

teklifsiz

  1. In an informal and casual manner.
    Synonyms: teklifsizce, senli benli, samimi

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “تكلیفسز”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 583
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “تكلیفسز”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 395
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “teklif”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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