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Turkish
Etymology
Reduplication of geri (“backwards, reverse”), inherited from Ottoman Turkish كیرو كیرو,[1] or گری گری (geri geri)[2] from كری (geri).[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɟeˈɾi.ɟe.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: ge‧ri‧ge‧ri
Adverb
geri geri
- backwards, in reverse
- Synonyms: geri, gerisin geri, arka arka, (colloquial) kıçın kıçın, (vulgar) götün götün
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