bağımsız

Turkish

Etymology

By surface analysis, bağım +‎ -sız. Coined by Turkish Language Association in 1937. Mostly displaced the Arabic borrowing müstakil.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.ɯmˈsɯz/, (colloquial) /baːmˈsɯz/
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  • Hyphenation: ba‧ğım‧sız

Noun

bağımsız (definite accusative bağımsızı, plural bağımsızlar)

  1. independent [from 1937]
    Antonym: bağımlı
  2. autonomous
    Synonyms: özerk, otonom

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Gagauz: baamsız

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