No. 1,738 in Turkish
ozan
"Ozan" is a Turkish term for a bard or minstrel, traditionally a poet-singer who recites epics or folk tales.
In a sentence
Ozan eski Türk şiirinde önemli bir figürdü.
The minstrel was an important figure in ancient Turkish poetry.
Here, 'ozan' is used to denote a poet or minstrel, referring to an important cultural and literary role in historic Turkish society.
Ozan ile parkta yürüyüşe çıktım.
I went for a walk in the park with Ozan.
In this sentence, 'Ozan' is used as a proper noun, a person's name.
Sınıfta bir ozan gibi konuştu.
He spoke like a bard in the classroom.
The word 'ozan' is metaphorically used here to describe someone who speaks eloquently, akin to a bard.
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