Cypriot dictionary entry
fingirdemek
to flirt; to act coquettishly
🇬🇧 English
to flirt; to act coquettishly
🇹🇷 Turkish
Yılışmak, hopalık etmek
🇬🇷 Greek
κάνω νάζια, φέρομαι παιχνιδιάρικα
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About the word "fingirdemek"
The Cypriot word "fingirdemek" translates to "to flirt; to act coquettishly" in English, and to "Yılışmak, hopalık etmek" in Turkish (Kıbrıs Türkçesi). In Greek (Κυπριακά), it is rendered as "κάνω νάζια, φέρομαι παιχνιδιάρικα". This entry is part of the Cylingo Cypriot dictionary, a free linguistic resource preserving the dialects spoken across Cyprus.
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