No. 2,972 in Turkish
veli
"Veli" means "guardian" or "parent" in English, referring to someone responsible for a child.
In a sentence
Veli, okula gitmek için erken kalktı.
Veli woke up early to go to school.
Here 'Veli' is used as a proper noun, serving as a name for an individual.
Öğrenci velisi toplantıya katıldı.
The student's guardian attended the meeting.
Here 'veli' is used as a noun indicating the guardian or parent of a student.
Bu durumdan veli olarak çok endişelendim.
I was very worried as a guardian about this situation.
Here 'veli' is used as a noun referring to oneself in the role of a guardian.
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