zoraki

Meaning

Adj

done reluctantly, forced, contrived

Adv

unwillingly, reluctantly

Concepts

scarce

coact

farfetched

uneasy

Synonyms

yapmacık

mecburi

uydurma

mecburen

zorla

mecburî

iğreti

Translations

tourmenté

gezwungen

à contre-cœur

forcé

tiré par les cheveux

erzwang

gêné

contraint

emprunté

forçado

tieso

cohibido

قَسْر

tiesa

cohibit

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈzo.ɾaːci/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: زوراكی

Borrowed from Persian: زورکی

Cognate with Azerbaijani: zorakı

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish زوراكی (zorāki), from Greek ζοράκι (zoráki), from Persian زور (zôr, “force”) + Greek -άκι (-áki, diminutive suffix). Alternatively, borrowed from Persian زورکی (zôraki, “forcibly”), from زور (zôr, “force”) + ـک (-ak, diminutive suffix) + ـی (-i, adjectival suffix). Compare Azerbaijani zorakı.