Cypriot dictionary entry
ucunmak
to avoid
🇬🇧 English
to avoid
🇹🇷 Turkish
bir şeyden nefret etmek, soğumak, bırakmak
🇬🇷 Greek
αποφεύγω
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About the word "ucunmak"
The Cypriot word "ucunmak" translates to "to avoid" in English, and to "bir şeyden nefret etmek, soğumak, bırakmak" in Turkish (Kıbrıs Türkçesi). In Greek (Κυπριακά), it is rendered as "αποφεύγω". This entry is part of the Cylingo Cypriot dictionary, a free linguistic resource preserving the dialects spoken across Cyprus.
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