boşuna

== Turkish == === Etymology === By surface analysis, boş (“empty, idle, vain”) +‎ -u (“possessive”) +‎ -(n)a (“dative”), literally “to (its) vain, in vain”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bo.ʃuˈna/ Hyphenation: bo‧şu‧na === Adverb === boşuna in vain, to no purpose Synonyms: boşa, boşu boşuna, boş yere, boş boş === Further reading === “boşuna”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu