Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish وحشیانه (vaḥşiyāne),[1][2] from Arabic وَحْشِيّ (waḥšiyy, uncivilized, savage) +‎ Persian ـانه (-âne, adjectival suffix).[3]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vah.ʃi.jaːˈne/
  • Hyphenation: vah‧şi‧ya‧ne

Adverb

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vahşiyane

  1. (dated) wildly, brutally, savagely
    Synonyms: vahşice, vahşicesine, yabanice
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References

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  1. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “وحشیانه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 1305
  2. ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “وحشیانه”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 1488
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “vahşi”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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