şaka yollu

Turkish

Etymology

From şaka (“joke, fun”) +‎ yol (“way, path; style, manner”) +‎ -lu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaˈka.joɫ.ɫu/
• Hyphenation: şa‧ka‧yol‧lu

Adverb

şaka yollu

1. Making something seem like a joke; jokingly.

Related terms

• eşek şakası
• şaka maka
• şakadan

 

Further reading

• “şaka yollu”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “şaka yollu”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4418