çaba

See also: caba, Ćaba, and Çaba

Turkish

Etymology

Neologism, coined as part of Atatürk’s language reforms. Back-formation from çabalamak, from misparsing of the latter as çaba + -la. Displaced Ottoman Turkish سعی‎ (sa'y) .

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Noun

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  1. effort, exertion
  2. endeavour, struggle, striving
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