bilakis

== Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بالعكس (bilʿaks, bilʿakis, “on the contrary”), from Arabic بِالْعَكْس (bi-l-ʕaks), from بِـ (bi-) +‎ اَلْ (al-) +‎ عَكْس (ʕaks), equivalent to bil- +‎ akis (“reflection”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbi.la.cis/ Hyphenation: bi‧la‧kis === Adverb === bilakis on the contrary, in contrast Synonyms: tersine, aksine ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “bilakis”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “bilakis”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 603