yoxsa

Azerbaijani

Etymology

yox (no) + -sa (conditional suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjoχsɑ]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: yox‧sa

Conjunction

yoxsa

  1. or (mainly in interrogative sentences)
    Synonyms: vəya, ya, yaxud
    Hansını istəyirsən? Bunu yoxsa onu?
    Which one do you want? This one or that one?
    • 2013 February 23, Fərid Hüseyn, Kaspi, page 15:
      Yoxsa sən elə bilirsən ki, bu gün çap olunan, bir-birinə bağışlanan əsərləri oxuyan var?
      Or do you think that there is someone that reads the books that are printed today and given as presents?
  2. otherwise, or
    Tez ol, yoxsa gecikərsən!
    Hurry up or you'll be late!
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