aval aval

Turkish

Etymology

Reduplication of aval, of unknown origin,[1] possibly deteriorated from avanak (regional forms; avalak, avalah, avak),[2] which is from Armenian ավանակ (avanak, “donkey”), but this is not certain. Another possible origin could be the Arabic word أَحْوَل ('ahwal') meaning 'cross-eyed' or 'squint-eyed'.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈvaɫ.a.vaɫ/
  • Hyphenation: a‧val‧a‧val

Adverb

aval aval

  1. (slang, generally for looking or staring) stupidly, emptily, like a stuck pig
    Synonyms: aptal aptal, bön bön

See also

References

  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “aval”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  2. ^ “avalak, avalah, avak”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1982

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