avuç avuç

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Turkish

Etymology

Reduplication of avuç (“the palm or the cupped state of a hand”), inherited from Ottoman Turkish آوج آوج (avuc avuc),[1] from آوج (avuc) or آوچ (avuç).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈvut͡ʃ.a.vut͡ʃ/
  • Hyphenation: a‧vuç‧a‧vuç

Adjective

avuç avuç

  1. a lot, many
    Synonyms: avuç dolusu, çok, pek çok

Adverb

avuç avuç

  1. by handfuls
    Synonyms: aç, aç açına

References

  1. ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “آوُچ”, in قاموس تركی (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 58
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “avuç”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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