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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سوزم اوكا (sözüm oña, “present company excepted”),[1] from سوز (söz),[2] equivalent to söz (“phrase, saying”) + o (3rd P. Sg. pronoun) + -(n)a (dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant), literally “my phrase is directed at them, I'm referring to them”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sœˈzym.o.na/
- Hyphenation: sö‧züm‧o‧na
Adverb
sözüm ona
- (idiomatic, used in contempt) supposedly, allegedly
- Synonyms: güya, sözde, sanki
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