aptalca

Turkish

Etymology

From aptal (“stupid, gullible”) +‎ -ca.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /apˈtaɫ.d͡ʒa/
Hyphenation: ap‧tal‧ca

Adjective

aptalca

pretty stupid, fairly stupid

Adverb

aptalca

befitting someone stupid, idiotically, foolishly
Synonyms: ahmakça, salakça, angutça, (obsolete) ahmakane

Related terms

abdal
aptallaşmak
aptallık
budala

Further reading

“aptalca”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “aptalca”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 270

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