el altından

== Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ال آلتندن (el altından), from ال (al, el) and آلت (alt), equivalent to el (“hand”) +‎ alt (“under, lower, bottom”) +‎ -ı (possessive suffix) +‎ -(n)dan (ablative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant), literally “from under the hand”. Cognates with Azerbaijani əl altından. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈel.aɫ.tɯn.dan/ Hyphenation: el‧al‧tın‧dan === Adverb === el altından (idiomatic) underhandedly, secretly, covertly, clandestinely Synonyms: gizliden gizliye, gizlice ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “el altından”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “el altından”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1403