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karanfil

noun
  1. burton, garnet, an arrangement of blocks and tackles, especially for tightening rigging on a ship
  2. jumper stay, a stay or tackle set up especially in heavy weather to prevent a yard or boom from jumping
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karanfilburton immy

The last vowel, i, is front and unrounded, so the “my” ending is -im.

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Seda tabağın üzerine mavi laleler ve karanfiller çiziyor.

Seda draws blue tulips and carnations on the plate.

İznik Çinisi Boyamak, p. 1 · A2
Yemek kitabındaki bir sayfada, ayva tatlısı tarifinin karşısına, aynı titiz harflerle “Tarçın değil, karanfil; kitap yanılıyor” notu düşülmüştü.

On a page of the cookbook, opposite a recipe for quince dessert, the note "Not cinnamon, cloves; the book is wrong" had been jotted in the same meticulous letters.

Kenar Notları, p. 1 · C2
Ayva tatlısı konusunda ise geri adım atmadı: “Karanfil,” dedi kesin bir sesle, “kitap hâlâ yanılıyor.”

On the quince dessert, however, she did not take a step back: "Cloves," she said in a firm voice, "the book is still wrong."

Kenar Notları, p. 1 · C2

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