No. 1,007 in Turkish
liradan
"From the lira" or "than the lira" (depending on context).
In a sentence
Bu kalem, bir liradan satılıyor.
This pen is being sold for one lira.
Here, 'liradan' indicates the price context, meaning 'from or for one lira.'
İki yüz liradan fazlasını biriktirdim.
I saved more than two hundred liras.
In this sentence, 'liradan' is used in a comparative context to specify a reference amount in terms of liras.
Belirtilen yer, Ankara'ya yüz liradan uzak.
The mentioned place is a hundred liras away from Ankara.
This usage of 'liradan' metaphorically associates distance with expense, indicating a conceptual measure.
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