körler mahallesinde ayna satmak

Turkish

Alternative forms

• Müslüman mahallesinde salyangoz satmak

Etymology

Morphologically kör (“blind, a blind person”) +‎ -ler +‎ mahalle (“neighborhood”) +‎ -si +‎ -nde +‎ ayna (“mirror”) +‎ sat- (“to sell”) +‎ mak, literally “to sell mirrors in a blind people's neighborhood”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /køɾ.leɾ ma.hal.le.sin.de ajˈna sat.mak/
• Hyphenation: kör‧ler‧ma‧hal‧le‧sin‧de‧ay‧na‧sat‧mak

Phrase

körler mahallesinde ayna satmak

1. to give something to someone who does not need it

Further reading

• “körler mahallesinde ayna satmak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu