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Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish جراح (cerrah), from Arabic جَرَّاح (jarrāḥ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒeɾ.ˈrɑh/,
- Hyphenation: cer‧rah
Noun
cerrah (definite accusative cerrahı, plural cerrahlar)
- surgeon
- Synonyms: hariciyeci, operatör
Mengene gibi bir el, cerrahın yakasına yapışınca zavallının dizlerinin bağı çözülecek gibi oldu.- When a clamp-like hand grabbed the surgeon by the collar, the poor man's legs turned to jelly.
- (obsolete) one who heals small wounds
Derived terms
References
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN