saat başı

Meaning

Noun

The first minute of every hour; the top of the hour.

Adv

1. once every hour, hourly
2. (figuratively) very frequently, nonstop, incessantly

Concepts

nonsalaried

time

⌚

horary

blue-collared

Synonyms

saatlik

saatte bir

Translations

à l’heure

stundenweise

stündlich

de toutes les heures

à chaque heure

cada hora

Pronounced as (IPA)

/saˈat.ba.ʃɯ/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: ساعت باشی

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ساعت باشی (saʿat başı), from ساعت (saʿat) and باش (baş), equivalent to saat (“hour”) + baş (“head; beginning”) + -ı (possessive suffix).