یالان

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Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Turkic *yala (suspicion, lie).

Noun

یالان (yalan)

  1. lie, deceit
    • 1927 October, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Nutuk, page 500:
      بو سوزومه اعتراض ایدن بر ذاته جواب ویردم، علناً دیدم كه: - سن یالان سویلیه‌بیلیرسك، مستعدسك!
      Bu sözüme itiraz eden bir zata verdim, alenen dedim ki: - Sen yalan söyleyebilirsin, müstaidsin!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. fake

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: yalan
  • Bulgarian: яла́н (jalán)
  • Macedonian: јалан (jalan)
  • Serbo-Croatian: ја̀ла̄нjàlān

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