water vain, in vain 1 realization
NEW Realization 1
type Derivation
language Turkish
lexeme 1 su
lexeme 2 su (mainly in form sudan lit. from water)
meaning 1 water

tatlı su


fresh water

direction
meaning 2 vain, in vain

1) sudan bir sebep 
2) sudan bir bahane
3) sudan bir özür


1) non meaningful reason
2) a trivial excuse
3) a worthless excuse

reference Baskakov 1977: 792
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