körler mahallesinde ayna satmak
Turkish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Morphologically kör (“blind, a blind person”) + -ler + mahalle (“neighborhood”) + -si + -nde + ayna (“mirror”) + sat- (“to sell”) + mak, literally “to sell mirrors in a blind people's neighborhood”.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /køɾ.leɾ ma.hal.le.sin.de ajˈna sat.mak/
- Hyphenation: kör‧ler‧ma‧hal‧le‧sin‧de‧ay‧na‧sat‧mak
Phrase
[edit]körler mahallesinde ayna satmak
- to give something to someone who does not need it
Further reading
[edit]- “körler mahallesinde ayna satmak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu