Cypriot dictionary entry
Elleşmek
To quarrel
🇬🇧 English
To quarrel
🇹🇷 Turkish
Çekişmek; Kavga Etmek
🇬🇷 Greek
Μαλώνω
A little context
About the word "Elleşmek"
The Cypriot word "Elleşmek" translates to "To quarrel" in English, and to "Çekişmek; Kavga Etmek" in Turkish (Kıbrıs Türkçesi). In Greek (Κυπριακά), it is rendered as "Μαλώνω". This entry is part of the Cylingo Cypriot dictionary, a free linguistic resource preserving the dialects spoken across Cyprus.
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