dil
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A Turkish word meaning language
- noun
- /dɪl/
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- In Turkish, the word dil refers to both 'language' and 'tongue'.
Examples
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She is learning the dil of her ancestors to connect with her heritage.
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Understanding the concept of dil is essential for studying Turkish culture.
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So I can write this as dil bar DT right?
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dil is the Turkish word for 'language' or 'tongue'. A helpful way to remember it is the phrase 'mother tongue', because many languages use the same idea, so dil means the language people speak.
