arkadaş

Meaning

  1. friend
  2. comrade
  3. (in-plural) an informal word to address a group, especially of young people: guys!, people!

Synonyms

sohbet arkadaşı

erkek arkadaş

hayat arkadaşı

herif

kız arkadaş

yakın arkadaş

yakın dost

yatak arkadaşı

züppe

yazgı arkadaşı

ahbab

şık erkek

köylü delikanlı

can yoldaşı

Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɑɾ.kɑˈdɑʃ/
Etymology

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish آرقهداش (arkadaş), equivalent to arka (“back”) + -daş (“fellow, sharer”). Cognate with Bashkir арҡаҙаш (arqaźaş)

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