dırnaqarası

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Univerbation of dırnaq (“quotation mark”) +‎ arası (“the space between”). Perhaps a calque of Russian в кавы́чках (v kavýčkax).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

dırnaqarası

1. so-called, quote unquote

Further reading

• “dırnaqarası” in Obastan.com.