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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بورون بورونه (burun buruna),[1][2] from بورون (burun),[3] equivalent to burun (“nose”) + burun + -a (dative suffix), literally “nose to nose”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buˈɾun.bu.ɾu.na/
- Hyphenation: bu‧run‧bu‧ru‧na
Adverb
burun buruna
- (figuratively) very closely facing each other, vis-à-vis, face to face
Derived terms
References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بورون بورونه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 397
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “بورون بورونه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 284
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “burun”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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