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geri geri

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Turkish

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Etymology

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Reduplication of geri (backwards, reverse), inherited from Ottoman Turkish كیرو كیرو,[1] or گری گری (geri geri)[2] from كری (geri).[3]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɟeˈɾi.ɟe.ɾi/
  • Hyphenation: ge‧ri‧ge‧ri

Adverb

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geri geri

  1. backwards, in reverse
    Synonyms: geri, gerisin geri, arka arka, (colloquial) kıçın kıçın, (vulgar) götün götün
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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “آیاقلری كیرو كیرو كیتمك”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1611
  2. ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “آیاقلری گری گری كیتمك”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 1161
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “geri”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

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