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Idiomatic Doublets Doubles Troubles I'll have an assonant hendiadys to go, please -- and hold the mayo... Category 9 Turkish Doublets -- from words beginning with 'b' or 'p' Related Pages: The Turkish Idioms A-Z, Index Turkish Acronyms/Abbreviations Idioms Origin Stories, Index Idioms Illustrated by Cartoons #1 Doubles Troubles Links Introduction Ass on henry's what?! Lewis's doublet categories Category 1 -- both meaningful words Category 2 -- one meaningful word Category 3 -- both meaningless words ikilemeler Category 4 -- according to word order Category 5 -- arising from numbers Category 6 -- arising from repeated words Category 7 -- according to syllable harmony Category 8 -- according to vowel harmony Category 9 -- according to 'b' and 'p' Category 10 -- m-doublets m-doublet surprise! Category 9 -- Words beginning with b or p in ikilemeler A word starting with b or p comes after the first word in an ikilemeler. If both words begin with b or p, the p word comes last... The ikilemeler Literal Meaning Plain English Meaning Example usage and English translation bölük pörçük (pörçük is meaningless except in the phrase, see Lewis's Category 2 above) group ... in bits, incomplete Böyle bölük pörçük değil, şunu bütünüyle anlat olmaz mı? Cant you explain this completely, instead of in bits. eski püskü (püskü is meaningless except in the phrase, see Lewis's Category 2 above) old ... rather old, old and battered looking, shabby Çocukcağız eski püskü giysileri içinde tir tir titriyordu. Our dear child was shivering inside his tattered clothes. süsleyip püslemek süslü püslu ('püslemek' ['püslu'] is meaningless except in these phrases, see Lewis's category 2 above) to decorate and (no meaning) ornamented, decorated needless, worthless, excessive adornment, to adorn with great care, to dress in a remarkable, striking manner elaborately dressed El ele verip kızcağızı süsleyip püsledik. We joined forces and dolled up our daughter 'fit to kill'! el bebek (gül bebek) hand baby (rose baby) to treat someone with great respect and honor coddled, petted, spoiled Ailenin en küçüğü olan bu kızı el bebek, gül bebek yetiştirdiler. They raised this daughter in a pampered way because she was the youngest in the family. Related Pages: The Turkish Idioms A-Z, Index Turkish Acronyms/Abbreviations Idioms Origin Stories, Index Idioms Illustrated by Cartoons #1 Unrelated fun: Frequently asked questions about Turkey and the Turkish language llustrated Nargile Users Guide -- and Encyclopedia Our Honda Generator -- A Member of the Family Tarkan's Metamorphosis Album -- Christmas Day Release Turkish Music -- Tarkan Real-Life Weight Loss a la turc (with booklet) Habibullah and the Great Cannon Caper A simple Turkish 'thing'... Turkish Music -- Kayahan Turkish Belly Dancers Turkish Food and Beverage Turkish Terms Of Endearment Turkish Personal Names Politically Incorrect Turkish Humor Why Off-Color Turkish is important too Gossipy Turkish Who's Who Turkish Movies -- Conventional and 'Erotik', Index To Category 10 Turkish Doublets -- M-doublets

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