No. 343 in Turkish
ocak
"Ocak" means "January" or "stove/hearth" in English, depending on context.
In a sentence
Ocak ayında kar yağar.
It snows in January.
Here, 'ocak' refers to the month of January in the Turkish calendar.
Yemek yapmak için yeni bir ocak aldık.
We bought a new stove to cook meals.
In this sentence, 'ocak' means a stove, a kitchen appliance used for cooking.
Eski ocakta hala ateş yanıyordu.
The fire was still burning in the old fireplace.
Here, 'ocak' refers to a hearth or fireplace, a place where fire is made, especially in older or traditional contexts.
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