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

çaba

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