uzak

Meaning

Adj

far (distant from something)

Noun

The far; that which is far

Hyphenated as

u‧zak

Pronounced as (IPA)

/uˈzɑk/

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish اوزاق, from Proto-Turkic *uŕak (“long”). Cognate with Old Turkic uzaq, Kazakh ұзақ (ūzaq), etc. Also further cognate with uzun (“long”).

Sentences

Bu , hala uzak bir umut olarak görünüyor.

Still, this seems a distant prospect.

Daha o gün , karımın bana herkesten daha uzak olduğunu anladım.

It was only that day that I realized that my wife was farther away from me than anyone else.

Ailemden uzak dur .

Stay away from my family.

Tayfanın akıllısı, geminin dümeninden uzak durur.

The wise man of the crew stays away from the helm of the ship.

Annesi Noel'i geçirmek için Prag civarındaki uzak akrabalarından birine gitmişti.

Her mother had gone to spend Christmas with one of her distant relatives near Prague.