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mendil

noun B2
  1. handkerchief
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mendilhandkerchief immy

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

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Meddahın omuzuna attığı bir mendil veya makreme ile elinde sıkıca tuttuğu baston, asırların kültürel birikimini taşıyan bir temaşa sanatının yegâne fiziksel unsurlarıdır.

A handkerchief or towel thrown over the meddah's shoulder and the cane he holds tightly in his hand are the sole physical elements of a spectacle art that carries the cultural accumulation of centuries.

Tek Kişilik Tiyatronun Ustası: Meddah, p. 1 · C2
Onun sadece bir mendil ve bir bastonla kurduğu o uçsuz bucaksız evren, bugün bile kelimelerin sihirli gücüne inanan ve hayal kurmayı seven herkesi derinden büyülemeye devam etmektedir.

That boundless universe he established with just a handkerchief and a cane continues to deeply enchant everyone who believes in the magical power of words and loves to dream, even today.

Tek Kişilik Tiyatronun Ustası: Meddah, p. 1 · C2

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