yoksul

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یوقسول, یوخسول. By surface analysis, yok +‎ -sul.

According to Clauson, from earlier yoksuz, in which corruption of the suffix -siz (“without”) has occurred.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

yoksul

1. poor (not rich)

   Synonyms: fakir, geda

   Antonyms: gani, zengin, varlıklı, varsıl