gecekondu

Turkish

Etymology

From gece (“night”) + konmak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɟe̞ˌd͡ʒe̞ko̞nˈdu]
• Hyphenation: ge‧ce‧kon‧du

Noun

gecekondu (definite accusative gecekonduyu, plural gecekondular)

1. shanty

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Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: gecəqondu

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “gecekondu”, in Nişanyan Sözlük