milletvekili

Turkish

Etymology

By surface analysis, millet +‎ vekil, literally “representative of the people”. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /milˈlet.ve.ciː.li/
  • Hyphenation: mil‧let‧ve‧ki‧li

Noun

milletvekili (definite accusative milletvekilini, plural milletvekilleri)

  1. (government) deputy, representative, member of parliament
    Synonyms: temsilci, vekil, mebus

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.