çörək pulu

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Azerbaijani

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Izafet II compound of çörək (bread) +‎ pul (money)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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çörək pulu (definite accusative çörək pulunu, plural çörək pulları)

  1. (figurative) livelihood, subsistence, daily bread
    çörək pulunu çıxartmaq/qazanmaqto earn one's daily bread, earn one's living
    • 2003, Rəşad Məcid, “10 sentyabr”, in 525-ci qəzet[1]; republished as 525-ci qəzet, Baku, 2015 May 2:
      O da beş ildən artıqdı ki, çörək pulunu maşından çıxarırdı.
      He had been making his living from his car for more than five years.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see çörək,‎ pulu.; money for buying bread

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