sınalgı

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Turkish

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Etymology

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A borrowing from Kyrgyz сыналгы (sınalgı), proposed as part of a purist drive to replace words with non-Turkic roots by pure Turkic words.

Noun

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sınalgı

  1. (nonstandard, rare) television

Usage notes

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  • The proposal has gained no traction, and almost no Turks will understand this word or even recognize it as Turkish. The normal term, used by most Turks, is televizyon.