boşuna

Meaning

in vain, to no purpose

Concepts

in vain

futile

nothing

thankless

to no purpose

unavailing

vainly

fallacious

down the drain

for nothing

ineffective

needless

Synonyms

nafile

boş yere

beyhude

gereksiz

boş

fazladan

faydasız

lüzumsuz

mahrum

boşu boşuna

yok yere

tevekkeli

Translations

en vain

vergeblich

umsonst

invano

tevergeefs

μάταια

pour rien

en vano

inutilement

vergebens

futilement

à vide

en pure perte

inutilmente

unnütz

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bo.ʃuˈna/

Etymology

From boş (“empty, idle, vain”) + -u (possessive suffix) + -(n)a (dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant), literally “to (its) vain, in vain”.