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Azerbaijani
Etymology
From singular ablative of yalan.
Adverb
yalandan
- pretendingly, as to pretend, not genuinely
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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یالاندن (yalandan),[1][2] from یالان (yalan),[3] equivalent to yalan (“lie, untruth”) + -dan (ablative suffix), literally “from (the) lie”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ja.ɫanˈdan/
- Hyphenation: ya‧lan‧dan
Adverb
yalandan
- falsely, artificially, in a pretend and theatrical way
- Synonyms: yalancıktan, numaradan, (archaic) sureta
- only for show, without proper care, cursorily
- Synonyms: üstünkörü, baştan savma, eğreti
Noun
yalandan
- singular ablative of yalan
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