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enine boyuna

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Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اڭینه بوینه (eñine boyuna),[1][2] from اڭ () and بوی (boy),[3][4] equivalent to en (width, breadth) +‎ -i (possessive suffix) +‎ -(n)e (dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant) +‎ boy (length, height) +‎ -u (possessive suffix) +‎ -(n)a (dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant), literally widthwise and lengthwise.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /e.niˈne.bo.ju.na/
  • Hyphenation: e‧ni‧ne‧bo‧yu‧na

Adjective

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enine boyuna

  1. (generally of people) large, burly
    Synonyms: iri yapılı, iri yarı, iri kıyım, cüsseli, kalıplı, yapılı
    • 2022 July, Şen Sevgi ERİŞEN, Zeo Kio ve Mehpare, Yeni İnsan Yayınevi, →ISBN, page 231:
      Biz çaylarımızı içerken de içeriye dev gibi enine boyuna bir adam girdi. İkimiz de adamın heybeti karşısında ayağa fırladık.
      When we were drinking our teas a large gigantic man walked in. We both sprung to our feet at the magnificence of the man.

Declension

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Adverb

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enine boyuna

  1. in detail, at length, thoroughly
    Synonyms: enikonu, iyice, derinlemesine, adamakıllı
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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “اڭینه بوینه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 169
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “اڭینه بوینه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 125
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “en²”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  4. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “boy”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

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