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Michoacán Nahuatl
Noun
masal
- deer
References
- Sischo H., Guillermo (2015) Erickson de Hollenbach, Elena, editor, Vocabulario del náhuatl de Michoacán (in Spanish), draft edition
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish مثل (mesel), from Arabic مَثَل (maṯal). Doublet of masal and metel; in Ottoman times this pronunciation became associated with less believable stories.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɑsɑɫ/
- Hyphenation: ma‧sal
Noun
masal (definite accusative masalı, plural masallar)
- fairy tale
- bu masalda hiç iyi karakter yok ― there aren't any good characters in this fairy tale
- dream come true
- bizim otelde masal gibi bir aile tatilinin tadını çıkarın ― at our hotel you'll enjoy a family vacation like a dream come true
- (colloquial) nonsense story; bunch of baloney
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