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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish طوغریسی (doğrusu, “the truth of the matter”),[1][2] equivalent to doğru (“true, straight, the truth”) + -(s)u (possessive suffix with "s" as buffer consonant). Cognates with Azerbaijani doğrusu, Turkmen dogrusy, Uzbek toʻgʻrisi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdoːɾu.su/
- Hyphenation: doğ‧ru‧su
Adverb
doğrusu
- as a matter of fact, in fact, to tell the truth
- Synonyms: aslına bakarsan, (dated) hakçası
Noun
doğrusu
- third-person singular possessive of doğru
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