No. 330 in Turkish
meral
The Turkish word "meral" means "female deer" or "doe."
In a sentence
Kırların meral manzarası çok hoş.
The pastoral scenery of the fields is very pleasant.
Here, 'meral' is used as a noun meaning 'pastoral' (archaic Turkish) referring to natural, rural scenery.
Meral Hanım bugün toplantıya katıldı.
Ms. Meral attended the meeting today.
'Meral' is a personal name here, showing its function as a proper noun in this sentence.
Yeni bir konuyu öğrenmek benim meral duygumu artırıyor.
Learning a new topic increases my sense of curiosity.
'Meral' is metaphorically used to represent an emotion of curiosity and eagerness, though this is less common usage.
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