No. 2,221 in Turkish
yılmaz
"Yılmaz" means "undaunted" or "resilient" in English.
In a sentence
Yılmaz, derslerinde çok başarılı bir öğrencidir.
Yılmaz is a very successful student in his classes.
In this sentence, 'Yılmaz' is used as a proper noun, which is also a common Turkish male name.
Onun çalışkanlığı karşısında kimse yılmaz.
No one gets discouraged by his diligence.
Here, 'yılmaz' is used as a verb in the sense of not giving up or losing motivation, derived from the root verb 'yılmak'.
Bu işte yılmaz bir tavır sergilemeliyiz.
We must exhibit an undaunted attitude in this task.
In this use, 'yılmaz' functions as an adjective, describing a person or behavior that does not falter or become discouraged.
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