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dev

noun B2
  1. giant
  2. colossus
  3. cop (slang)
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devgiant immy

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

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Göbeklitepe bu görüşü değiştirdi, çünkü tarımdan önce yaşayan insanların da dev yapılar kurabildiğini gösterdi.

Göbeklitepe changed this view, because it showed that people who lived before farming could also build giant structures.

Göbeklitepe, p. 1 · B2
Yolda bir ormandan geçerken karşısına kocaman bir dev çıkmış.

On the way, as he was passing through a forest, a huge giant appeared in front of him.

Keloğlan ve dev, p. 1 · B2
Dev, gücünü göstermek için yerden bir taş alıp avucunda toz hâline getirmiş.

To show his strength, the giant picked up a stone from the ground and crushed it to dust in his palm.

Keloğlan ve dev, p. 1 · B2

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