No. 1,411 in Turkish
şahin
Hawk.
In a sentence
Gökyüzünde bir şahin süzülüyordu.
A hawk was gliding in the sky.
Here, 'şahin' refers to the bird, hawk, in its literal usage in nature.
O, piyasanın şahin politikalarını savunan bir ekonomisttir.
He is an economist who advocates hawkish policies in the market.
In this sentence, 'şahin' is used metaphorically to describe aggressive or strict approaches, especially in policies.
Otomobil fuarında yeni spor araba modeli Şahin'i tanıttılar.
They introduced the new sports car model named Şahin at the automobile fair.
Here, 'Şahin' is used as a proper noun, likely the name of the car model.
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