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dalkavuk

noun
  1. sycophant, lackey
  2. jester
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dalkavuğsycophant ummy

The k of dalkavuk becomes ğ before a vowel: dalkavuğum. The last vowel, u, is back and rounded, so the “my” ending is -um.

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Perde çavuşları, odacılar, yaverler, nöbetçiler, atlar, arabalar, dalkavuklar, arasında geçen debdebelerle; şimdiki kırk paralık bulama, altmış paralık peynir müşterilerine meram anlatmak arasında ne büyük tezat vardı.
Seçme hikâyeler, p. 16 · C1

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