aç açına

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آج آجنه (ac acına),[1] from آج (ac, aç),[2] equivalent to aç (“hungry”) +‎ aç +‎ -ı (possessive suffix) +‎ -(n)a (dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈat͡ʃ.a.t͡ʃɯ.na/
  • Hyphenation: aç‧a‧çı‧na

Adverb

aç açına

  1. (idiomatic) on an empty stomach, without having eaten
    Synonyms: aç, aç karnına

References

  1. Redhouse, James W. (1890) “آج آجنه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 26
  2. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “aç”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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