kırılgan

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Turkish

Etymology

Equivalent to kırıl- (to get broken) +‎ -gan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɯɾɯɫˈɡɑn/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑn
  • Hyphenation: kı‧rıl‧gan

Adjective

kırılgan

  1. more likely to be broken, fragile, brittle
    Dikkat et! Cam bardaklar kırılgandır!
    Be careful! Glass cups are fragile
  2. (figurative, of a person) more open to get their feelings hurt, thin-skinned, oversensitive
    Synonyms: darılgan, alıngan
    Çok kırılgan olduğu için onunla konuşmak çok zor.
    It is very hard to talk with him since he is very thin-skinned.

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