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çilingir

noun C1
  1. locksmith
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çilingirlocksmith immy

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

From the library

Kadıköy'ün arka sokaklarından birinde, bir kasap ile bir çilingirin arasına sıkışmış daracık bir dükkânda, Halil Bey otuz yıldır eski kitap satıyordu.

In one of the back streets of Kadıköy, in a tiny shop squeezed between a butcher and a locksmith, Halil Bey had been selling old books for thirty years.

Kenar Notları, p. 1 · C2

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