kırılgan

Turkish

Etymology

Equivalent to kırıl- (“to get broken”) +‎ -gan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɯɾɯɫˈɡɑn/, [kʰɯ.ɾ̞ɯɫ̪ˈɡɑn̪]
• Rhymes: -ɑn
• Hyphenation: kı‧rıl‧gan

Adjective

kırılgan

1. more likely to be broken, fragile, brittle

   Dikkat et! Cam bardaklar kırılgandır!

   Be careful! Glass cups are fragile

2. (figurative, of a person) more open to get their feelings hurt, thin-skinned, oversensitive

   Synonyms: darılgan, alıngan

   Çok kırılgan olduğu için onunla konuşmak çok zor.

   It is very hard to talk with him since he is very thin-skinned.

Derived terms

• kırılganlık

 

References

• “kırılgan”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kırılgan”, in Nişanyan Sözlük