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gerilim.

tension

7 characters3 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɟe.ɾiˈlim/

  1. tension

    Masada gerilim yükseldi.

  2. voltage

Where this word comes from

By surface analysis, geril- (“to be stretched, to be nervous”) + -im (“deverbal nominal”). Coined by Turkish Language Association in 1945. Displaced Ottoman Turkish توتر (tevettür).

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