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TURKISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

ileri.

forward (at the front)

5 characters3 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

adj

  1. forward (at the front)

  2. advanced (level)

  3. high

Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish ایلرو (ilerü), ایلری (ileri). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰃𐰠𐰏𐰠𐰇 (il²g²l²ẅ /⁠ilgerü⁠/, “forward”). Compare geri (“backward”), beri (“since”), dışarı (“outside”).

noun

  1. front

Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish ایلرو (ilerü), ایلری (ileri). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰃𐰠𐰏𐰠𐰇 (il²g²l²ẅ /⁠ilgerü⁠/, “forward”). Compare geri (“backward”), beri (“since”), dışarı (“outside”).

adv

  1. ahead

  2. advanced

  3. onward, forward, along

Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish ایلرو (ilerü), ایلری (ileri). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰃𐰠𐰏𐰠𐰇 (il²g²l²ẅ /⁠ilgerü⁠/, “forward”). Compare geri (“backward”), beri (“since”), dışarı (“outside”).

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