böyle

See also: böylə, boyle, Boyle, and bøyle

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بویله (böyle), from earlier bunlayu, Old Turkic 𐰉𐰆 (b¹u /⁠bu⁠/, “this”) + 𐰞𐰖𐰆 (l¹y¹u /⁠-lAyU⁠/) (similative suffix). Compare öyle (“like that”), şöyle (“like that”). Cognate with Azerbaijani belə, (archaic) böylə.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bøj.le/

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• Hyphenation: böy‧le

Adjective

böyle

1. such; like this (that, these, those)

   Böyle insanlarla yaşamak istemiyorum. ― I don't want to live with people like these/those.

Adverb

böyle

1. so; in this way; like this (that)

   Mektuplarımı hep böyle yazarım. ― I always write my letters like this/in this way.

2. in this level, so ... as this

   Böyle bir sevmek daha önce görülmedi. ― There has never been seen a love as great as this.

3. When added to sentences which contain Wh-Questions, it means surprisement or disfavour

   Bu geç saatte nereye gidiyorsun böyle? ― Where are you going at this late hour?

See also

• öyle
• şöyle