Turkish edit

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Etymology edit

kirli +‎ kar +‎ top, literally dirty snowball

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /cirli.ˈkartopu/
  • Hyphenation: kir‧li‧kar‧to‧pu

Noun edit

kirlikartopu (definite accusative kirlikartopunu, plural kirlikartopları)

  1. (astronomy) comet

References edit

kirlikartopu”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu