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goru var ki, kəfəni də olsun

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Azerbaijani

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Other scripts
Cyrillic گورو وار کی کفنی ده اولسون
Abjad ҝору вар ки, кәфәни дә олсун

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Literally, 'S/he doesn't even have a grave, why would s\he have a winding sheet?'

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɟoˈru ˈvɑrki cæfæˈnidæ oɫˈsun]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʒoˈru ˈvɑrt͡ʃi t͡ʃæfæˈnidæ oɫˈsun]
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Phrase

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goru var ki kəfəni, olsun

  1. (idiomatic) Said about someone impoverished, poor as a church mouse

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