No. 4,200 in Turkish
merdan
The Turkish word "merdan" means "rolling pin."
In a sentence
Merdan merdaneyi eline aldı ve hamuru açmaya başladı.
Merdan took the rolling pin and started rolling the dough.
Here, 'merdaneyi' refers to a rolling pin, a kitchen tool used for flattening dough.
Merdan kendine bir hedef belirledi ve onun için çalışıyor.
Merdan set a goal for himself and is working towards it.
In this sentence, 'Merdan' is used as a proper noun, likely as a person's name.
Ona merdaneyi verince yüzünde bir gülümseme belirdi.
When I gave him the rolling pin, a smile appeared on his face.
Similarly to the first sentence, 'merdaneyi' is referring to the rolling pin, demonstrating its recurrence in a practical context.
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