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sünger

noun C1
  1. sea sponge, any of various marine invertebrates of the phylum Porifera
  2. sponge, bath sponge, loofah, a piece of porous material used for washing
  3. pop filter, a piece of recording equipment used to protect a microphone
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süngersea sponge immy

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

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Eskiden Bodrum halkının en önemli geçim kaynağı sünger avcılığıydı.

In the past, the most important source of income for the people of Bodrum was sponge diving.

Bodrum'un Sünger Avcıları, p. 1 · B1
Dalgıçlar nefeslerini tutarak denizin dibinden doğal süngerleri dikkatlice çıkarırlardı.

Divers would carefully extract natural sponges from the bottom of the sea by holding their breath.

Bodrum'un Sünger Avcıları, p. 1 · B1
Çıkarılan bu süngerler temizlenir, kurutulur ve uzak pazarlara satılmaya götürülürdü.

These extracted sponges would be cleaned, dried, and taken to distant markets to be sold.

Bodrum'un Sünger Avcıları, p. 1 · B1

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