böyle

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See also: böylə, boyle, Boyle, and bøyle

Turkish

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /bøj.le/
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  • Hyphenation: böy‧le

Adjective

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böyle

  1. such; like this (that, these, those)
    Böyle insanlarla yaşamak istemiyorum.I don't want to live with people like these/those.

Adverb

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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?

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