No. 3,150 in Turkish
doğan
"Doğan" means "hawk" or "falcon" and can also mean "born."
In a sentence
Gökyüzünde doğan güneşi izledik.
We watched the rising sun in the sky.
Here, 'doğan' is used as a participle form derived from the verb 'doğmak', meaning 'to be born' or 'to rise', describing something that rises or is rising.
Doğan, çocukluk hayallerini gerçekleştirdi.
Doğan fulfilled his childhood dreams.
In this sentence, 'Doğan' is a proper noun, a typical Turkish male first name. It refers to a specific individual.
Dağlarda doğan temiz hava bize iyi geldi.
The fresh air born in the mountains benefited us.
In this context, 'doğan' metaphorically describes the fresh air originating or 'arising' in the mountains.
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