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yoksa.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see yok, -sa or ise.

5 characters2 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

conj/ˈjok.sa/

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see yok, -sa or ise.

    Paranız yoksa size yardım edemem.

  2. otherwise, or else

    Sen de sakinleş. Yoksa bir taraflarımız tehlike içinde kalacak.

  3. or

    Bir hastane odası mıydı, yoksa hapishane mi?
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یوقسه, from Old Anatolian Turkish یوخیسه (yoḫısa). By surface analysis, yok + -sa, literally “if not (existing)”, equivalent to yok + ise.

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