adam adama

Turkish

Etymology

From adam (“man; human being, person”) +‎ adam +‎ -a (dative suffix), literally “man to man”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈdam.a.da.ma/
• Hyphenation: a‧dam‧a‧da‧ma

Adverb

adam adama

1. by watching like a shadow
2. (sports) man-to-man, one-on-one

Derived terms

• adam adama savunma

 

Related terms

• adam başı
• adam boyu
• adam sen de
• adam yokluğunda
• adamakıllı
• adamına göre

 

Further reading

• “adam adama”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “adam adama savunma”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 109