bilakis

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بالعكس (bilʿaks, bilʿakis, “on the contrary”),[1][2] from Arabic بِالْعَكْس (bi-l-ʕaks), from بِـ (bi-) +‎ اَلْ (al-) +‎ عَكْس (ʕaks),[3] equivalent to bil- +‎ akis (“reflection”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbi.la.cis/
  • Hyphenation: bi‧la‧kis

Adverb

bilakis

  1. on the contrary, in contrast
    Synonyms: tersine, aksine

References

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بالعكس”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1314
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “بالعكس”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎[2] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 855
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “bilakis”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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