soğukkanlı

Turkish

Etymology

From soğuk (“cold”) + kan (“blood”) +‎ -lı, perhaps a Calque of English cold-blooded

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /soˈukːɑnˌɫɯ/, [s̪o̞ˈuk.kʰɑn̪ˌɫ̪ɯ]
  • Hyphenation: so‧ğuk‧kan‧lı

Adjective

soğukkanlı

  1. cool, chill, calm, emotionless, cold-blooded
    İş ortamında soğukkanlı kalın
    Stay cold-blooded in the workplace
  2. (biology) a cold-blooded animal

Derived terms

References

  • “soğukkanlı”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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