kelepir

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كلاپیر (kelepir), which is of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ce.leˈpiɾ/
• Hyphenation: ke‧le‧pir

Adjective

kelepir

1. available at a very attractive price, dirt cheap

Noun

kelepir (definite accusative kelepiri, plural kelepirler)

1. steal (merchandise available at a very attractive price)

   Synonyms: (dialectal) malaka, okazyon

Derived terms

• kelepirci
• kelepire konmak
• kelepir yakalamak

Further reading

• “kelepir”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kelepir”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “kelepir”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “kelepir”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 3, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2469