utana sıkıla
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Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From utan- (“to be embarrassed or ashamed”) + -a (adverbial suffix) + sıkıl- (“to be bored, to feel embarrassed”) + -a (adverbial suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
- shyly, ashamedly, timidly
- Synonyms: çekingence, ürkekçe
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “utana sıkıla”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “utana sıkıla”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5002