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boş yere

Pronunciation: /ˈboʃ.je.ɾe/

“boş yere” is a Turkish word. Its meaning in English:

adverb

  1. in vain, to no purpose

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بوش یره (boş yere, “in vain, groundlessly”), equivalent to compound of boş (“empty, idle, vain”) + yer (“place, ground, situation”) + -e (dative suffix), literally “to an empty place”.

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