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Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish بیوك (büyük, “big, grand”).
Adjective
büyük
- big, large
Synonyms
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish بیوك (büyük, “big, grand”), from earlier *biyük < *beδük, from Proto-Turkic *bedük (“big”), derived from *bedü- (“to grow big”). See büyü-. Cognate with Karakhanid بَدُكْ (bedük, “big”), Old Uyghur pʾdwk (bedük, “big”), Kazakh биік (biık, “high”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
büyük
- big, grand, large
- Synonyms: koca, kocaman, devasa, dev, iri
- Antonyms: küçük, minik
Büyük elleri kafam kadar büyüktü- His hands were as big as my head
- old, elder
- Synonyms: yaşlı, ihtiyar
- Antonym: genç
Amcam annemden daha büyük- My uncle is older than my mother
- important, significant by importance
- Synonym: önemli
- Antonyms: önemsiz, küçük
Bu çok büyük bir olay- This is a very important event
- strong, powerful
- Synonyms: güçlü, kudretli
- Antonyms: zayıf, güçsüz
Bu ülkeyi ancak büyük insanlar kurtarabilir- Only strong people can save this country
Noun
büyük (definite accusative büyüğü, plural büyükler)
- a bigger one
- (figurative) people higher by rank or degree
Kardeşim senle uğraşamam büyüğüne bağla beni- Dude I can't waste my time with you call someone higher of rank for me
- Synonym: üst
- (euphemistic) excrement, poop
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