No. 859 in Turkish
tanju
"Tanju" is a Turkish proper noun, commonly used as a male given name.
In a sentence
Tanju dün gece bir konser verdi.
Tanju gave a concert last night.
In this sentence, 'Tanju' is a proper noun, used as a person's name.
Böyle bir şaka yapman da pek tanju bir hareket değil.
Making such a joke is not very appropriate behavior.
Here, 'tanju' is used colloquially as an adjective for odd or inappropriate.
Çocuklar tanju üzerinde oynamaktan büyük keyif alıyorlar.
The children greatly enjoy playing on the tanju.
In this instance, 'tanju' is creatively used as a noun for an imaginary plaything.
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