başa baş

Meaning

1. equally, evenly, even steven
2. Without either competing parties getting a lead on the other; neck and neck.

Concepts

one-to-one

tête-à-tête

Synonyms

erkek erkeğe

baş başa

ne yapıp yapıp

başabaş

Translations

وجها لوجه

وجهاً لوجه

nebeneinander

unter vier Augen

tête-à-tête

tête-à-tête

cabeza a cabeza

Pronounced as (IPA)

/baˈʃa.baʃ/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: باشه باش

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish باشه باش (başa baş), from باش (baş), equivalent to baş (“head”) + -a (dative suffix) + baş, literally “head to head”.