el altından

Meaning

underhandedly, secretly, covertly, clandestinely

Concepts

underhand

secretly

stealthily

surreptitiously

in secret

off-the-record

rose

🌹

slyly

subrosa

surreptitious

hole-and-corner

clandescent

backstair

behind somebody’s back

backstairs

clandestine

furtively

Synonyms

gizlice

gizli

㊙️

gizli olarak

kaçamaklı

macera

sinsice

gizli kapaklı

polisiye

casusluk ile ilgili

casusluk

gizli yapılan

çok gizli

Translations

subrepticement

secrètement

furtivement

heimlich

㊙️

clandestien

sous main

sourdement

occulte

verstohlen

unter der Hand

secretament

illegal

insgeheim

klandestin

hintenherum

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈel.aɫ.tɯn.dan/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: ال آلتندن

Cognate with Azerbaijani: əl altından

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ال آلتندن (el altından), from ال (al, el) and آلت (alt), equivalent to el (“hand”) + alt (“under, lower, bottom”) + -ı (possessive suffix) + -(n)dan (ablative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant), literally “from under the hand”. Cognates with Azerbaijani əl altından.