No. 4,786 in Turkish
durak
"Durak" means "stop" or "station," typically referring to a bus or transportation stop.
In a sentence
Otobüs durakta bekliyor.
The bus is waiting at the stop.
The word 'durak' here means 'stop' or 'bus stop,' referring to a designated place where buses pick up or drop off passengers.
Hayat bir duraktır; geçip gidersin.
Life is a stop; you pass through it.
The word 'durak' metaphorically represents 'a stop' or 'a pause' in the journey of life in this philosophical context.
Durak noktası burası olsun.
Let this be the stopping point.
The word 'durak' is used to denote 'stopping point' or 'halt,' emphasizing a location where one concludes a journey or stops for a while.
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