böyle

From Ottoman Turkish بویله‎ (böyle), from earlier bunlayu, Old Turkic 𐰉𐰆‎ (b¹u /bu/, “this”) + 𐰞𐰖𐰆‎ (l¹y¹u /-lAyU/) (similative suffix). Compare öyle (“like that”), şöyle (“like that”). Cognate with Azerbaijani belə, (archaic) böylə.

• IPA^(key): /bøj.le/
• Hyphenation: böy‧le

böyle

1. such; like this (that, these, those)

   Böyle insanlarla yaşamak istemiyorum. ― I don't want to live with people like these/those.

böyle

1. so; in this way; like this (that)

   Mektuplarımı hep böyle yazarım. ― I always write my letters like this/in this way.

2. in this level, so ... as this

   Böyle bir sevmek daha önce görülmedi. ― There has never been seen a love as great as this.

3. When added to sentences which contain Wh-Questions, it means surprisement or disfavour

   Bu geç saatte nereye gidiyorsun böyle? ― Where are you going at this late hour?

• öyle
• şöyle