öyle.
like that, similar to (something).
Meaning & usage
like that, similar to (something).
Öyle bir şey demedim.
Where this word comes from
From Ottoman Turkish اویله (öyle), ایله (eyle), from Proto-Oghuz [Term?] (ayla) metathesis from Proto-Turkic *anlayu. Compare Old Turkic 𐰣𐰞𐰖𐰆 (anlayu), from 𐰣 (an-, “she, he, it, that”) + 𐰞𐰖𐰆 (-layu) (similative suffix). Compare Turkish o (“she, he, it, that”), from a merger of earlier an and ol. Compare böyle (“like this”), şöyle (“like that”). Cognate with Azerbaijani elə, Turkmen eýle, etc.
in that way
Bize öyle öğrettiler.
that much, so ... that
Öyle sarhoş olsam ki bir daha uyanmasam.
Where this word comes from
From Ottoman Turkish اویله (öyle), ایله (eyle), from Proto-Oghuz [Term?] (ayla) metathesis from Proto-Turkic *anlayu. Compare Old Turkic 𐰣𐰞𐰖𐰆 (anlayu), from 𐰣 (an-, “she, he, it, that”) + 𐰞𐰖𐰆 (-layu) (similative suffix). Compare Turkish o (“she, he, it, that”), from a merger of earlier an and ol. Compare böyle (“like this”), şöyle (“like that”). Cognate with Azerbaijani elə, Turkmen eýle, etc.
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