basamak basamak

Turkish

Etymology

Reduplication of basamak (“an elevated stepping platform, a single tread in a flight of stairs”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.saˈmak.ba.sa.mak/
• Hyphenation: ba‧sa‧mak‧ba‧sa‧mak

Adverb

basamak basamak

1. slowly, gradually, one step at a time, step by step

Related terms

• basınç
• baskı
• baskın
• basmak
• pastırma

 

Further reading

• “basamak basamak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “basamak basamak”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 474