baş aşağı

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Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish باش آشاغی (baş aşağı),[1][2] from باش (baş) +‎ آشاغی (aşağı),[3][4] equivalent to baş (head) +‎ aşağı (down, downwards), literally head downwards.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbaʃ.a.ʃaːɯ/
  • Hyphenation: baş‧a‧şa‧ğı

Adverb

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baş aşağı

  1. In a way that the top or head is at the bottom; upside down, inverted.
    Synonyms: tepetakla, tepetaklak
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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “باش آشاغی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 324
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “باش آشاغی”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 239
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “baş”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  4. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “aşağı”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

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