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balık kavağa çıkınca

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Turkish

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Etymology

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Morphologically balık (fish) +‎ kavak (poplar) +‎ -a (dative suffix) +‎ çık- (to exit, to get up on, to climb) +‎ -ınca (adverbial suffix), literally when the fish climbs a poplar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ba.lɯk ka.va.a t͡ʃɯˈkɯn.d͡ʒa/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧lık‧ka‧va‧ğa‧çı‧kın‧ca

Adverb

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balık kavağa çıkınca

  1. (idiomatic, sarcastic) when pigs fly, when hell freezes over
    Synonyms: çıkmaz ayın son çarşambası, kırmızı kar yağınca
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Further reading

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