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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یازیق (yazık), from Proto-Turkic *yạ̄ŕ- (“to miss, sin”).
Pronunciation
Noun
yazık (definite accusative yazığı, plural yazıklar)
- pity, shame, regret
Declension
Interjection
yazık
- too bad! what a shame!
Kaç yıl geçti yazık boş yere.- It's a shame how many years have passed in vain.