bamya

This is the 10052nd most frequent Turkish word.


bamya

Okra.


Here, 'bamya' is used to refer to the okra vegetable consumed as a meal.

Bamya yemeği bugün akşam yemeğinde servis edildi.

Okra dish was served at dinner tonight.


In this sentence, 'bamya' denotes the okra plant or vegetable as a cultivated item.

Bahçemizde bamya yetiştiriyoruz.

We are growing okra in our garden.


Here, 'bamya' is used metaphorically to describe something small in size similar to the vegetable.

O, bamya kadar minicik bir çocuğu taşırken çok dikkatliydi.

He was very careful while carrying a child as tiny as an okra.