başa baş

== Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish باشه باش (başa baş), from باش (baş), equivalent to baş (“head”) +‎ -a (dative suffix) +‎ baş, literally “head to head”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baˈʃa.baʃ/ Hyphenation: ba‧şa‧baş === Adverb === başa baş equally, evenly, even steven Without either competing parties getting a lead on the other; neck and neck. ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “başa baş”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “başa baş”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 483