alçakça

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Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آلچاقجه (alçaḳca),[1] from آلچاق (alçaḳ),[2] equivalent to alçak (low, not high; immoral, dishonorable) +‎ -ça.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɫˈt͡ʃak.t͡ʃa/
  • Hyphenation: al‧çak‧ça

Adjective

alçakça

  1. pretty low, fairly low

Adverb

alçakça

  1. dishonorably, befitting someone low and mean
    Synonyms: adice, rezilce, namertçe, (dated) sefihane

References

  1. ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “آلچاقجه”, in قاموس تركی (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 51
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “alçak”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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