körler mahallesinde ayna satmak

Turkish

Alternative forms

  • Müslüman mahallesinde salyangoz satmak

Etymology

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

  • 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

körler mahallesinde ayna satmak

  1. to give something to someone who does not need it

Further reading

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