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Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish قارشو (karşı, karşu), from Proto-Turkic *kar-. Compare to Azerbaijani qarşı, Kazakh қарсы (qarsy), Kyrgyz каршы (karşı), Uzbek qarshi, Uyghur قارشى (qarshi).
Postposition
karşı (with dative)
- opposite (located directly across from)
- against
- Faşizme karşı omuz omuza! ― Shoulder to shoulder against fascism! (slogan used in leftist demonstrations)
Noun
karşı (definite accusative karşıyı, plural karşılar)
- the opposite place or side; that which is opposite.
- Karşıya geçelim. ― Let’s cross to the other side.
Declension