boşuna
Turkish
Etymology
From boş (“empty, idle, vain”) + -u (possessive suffix) + -(n)a (dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant), literally “to (its) vain, in vain”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bo.ʃuˈna/
- Hyphenation: bo‧şu‧na
Related terms
- başıboş
- boş bulunmak
- boş durmak
- boş gezmek
- boş vermek
- boşa almak
- boşa çıkmak
- boşboğaz
Further reading
- “boşuna”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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