uygulamal

Uygulamal is not a standard standalone Turkish word in contemporary usage. It is typically understood as either a misspelling or truncation of uygulamalı, meaning “applied,” or as a stem appearing in compounds where the final suffix is omitted in informal writing or headlines. In formal Turkish, the common forms are uygulama (application, practice) and uygulamalı (applied).

Etymology and forms: The adjective uygulamalı is derived from the noun uygulama (application, practice) with the suffix -lı, forming a word that means “having application” or “applied.” The form uygulamal by itself does not constitute a standard lexical entry, but may appear as a partial stem in nonstandard contexts. The standard phrase for the field is uygulamalı bilimler, or “applied sciences.”

Usage notes: In academic and formal Turkish, the correct term for “applied” is uygulamalı. When writing or editing, use uygulamalı rather than uygulamal. If you encounter uygulamal in a text, it is likely a typographical error, a truncation, or a nonstandard usage, and should be corrected to uygulamalı or replaced with the appropriate noun such as uygulama.

Examples:

- Uygulamalı bilimler alanında çalışmalar devam ediyor. (Research in the applied sciences continues.)

- Bu metinde “uygulamal” kelimesi muhtemelen uygulamalı kelimesinin yanlış yazımıdır.

See also: Uygulama, Uygulamalı, Uygulamalı bilimler.

References: Turkish dictionaries and linguistic references list uygulama and uygulamalı as standard entries; uygulamal is not listed as an independent word in standard Turkish lexicons.