Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یامه‌لی (yamalı),[1][2] from یامه (yama),[3] equivalent to yama (patch (piece of fabric to mend clothes)) +‎ -lı.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ja.maˈɫɯ/
  • Hyphenation: ya‧ma‧lı

Adjective

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yamalı

  1. patched
  2. (of a person) Having spots on their face.

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “یامه‌لی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2193
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “یامه‌لی”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 1344
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “yama”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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