yoksul

Meaning

poor (not rich)

Opposite of
gani, zengin, varlıklı, varsıl
Synonyms

Frequency

C2
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یوقسول, یوخسول. By surface analysis, yok + -sul. According to Clauson, from earlier yoksuz, in which corruption of the suffix -siz (“without”) has occurred.

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