yerel

Turkish

Etymology

By surface analysis, yer +‎ -el. Coined by Turkish Language Association in 1937 to replace the Arabic borrowing mevzii.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈɾel/, [-æl]
  • Hyphenation: ye‧rel

Adjective

yerel

  1. local (of a nearby location)
  2. regional, territorial

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