boş

From Proto-Turkic *boĺ.[1]

• IPA^(key): [boʃ]

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boş (comparative daha boş, superlative ən boş, intensive bomboş)

1. empty

   Xəzinə boşdur, pul yoxdur! ― The treasury is empty, there is no money!

2. available, not occupied

   Sabah axşam boşam, gələ bilərsən. ― I'm free tomorrow evening, you can come [then].

3. spare (of time)

   Boş vaxtım olanda, kitab oxumaqdan xoşum gəlir.

   When I have spare time, I like reading.

• dolu

• boşanmaq (“to divorce”)
• boşalmaq (“to be emptied”)
  • boşaltmaq (“to empty”)
• boşluq (“emptiness; space bar”)
• boşqab (“plate”)

• → Lezgi: буш (buš)

From Proto-Turkic *boĺ. Cognate to Kumyk бош (boş), etc.

boş

1. empty

• https://classes.ru/all-crtatar/dictionary-crtatar-russian-cyr-term-2108.htm

From Proto-Turkic *boĺ. Cognate to Azerbaijani boş, Kyrgyz бош (boş), Southern Altai бош (boš), Kumyk бош (boş), etc.

boş

1. empty

• Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “boš”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary], 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 48

From Ottoman Turkish بوش (boş), from Proto-Turkic *boĺ (“empty”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈboʃ/, [ˈbo̞ʃ]

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• Hyphenation: boş

boş (intensive bomboş)

1. empty, unoccupied, blank

   boş kutu ― empty box

   boş kâğıt ― blank paper

2. (of a position, a post of employment, a job) open, available

   Synonym: müsait

   Yarın sabah boşum.

   I'm available tomorrow morning.

3. (of cups and dishes) used, empty

   Synonym: kirli (“dirty”)

   Boşları verin, mutfağa götüreyim.

   Hand me the empty cups, let me take them to the kitchen.

4. (figurative) meaningless, pointless
5. (figurative) ignorant, unskilled, unqualified
6. (figurative) useless, pointless, in vain, no-good

   Synonym: yararsız (“unbeneficial”)

   boş teselliler ― useless consolations

• (antonym(s) of “1 and 3”): dolu

boş

1. (figurative) unprepared, off guard

   boş yakalanmak ― to get caught off guard

boş (definite accusative boşu, plural boşlar)

1. nonsense