yalancının mumu yatsıya kadar yanar

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Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally: “a liar's candle only enlightens (literally, burns) 'till the Isha'a-time”

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [jɑ.ɫ̪ɑn̪.d͡ʒɯˈn̪ɯn̪ muˈmʊ jɑt.sɯˈjɑ kʰɑˈd̪ɑɾ̞̊ jɑˈn̪ɑɾ̞̊]

Proverb[edit]

yalancının mumu yatsıya kadar yanar

  1. (idiomatic) a lie has no legs