Cypriot dictionary entry
yıkışmak
to tease
🇬🇧 English
to tease
🇹🇷 Turkish
hoşa gitmeyecek şekilde sataşmak
🇬🇷 Greek
πειράζω
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About the word "yıkışmak"
The Cypriot word "yıkışmak" translates to "to tease" in English, and to "hoşa gitmeyecek şekilde sataşmak" in Turkish (Kıbrıs Türkçesi). In Greek (Κυπριακά), it is rendered as "πειράζω". This entry is part of the Cylingo Cypriot dictionary, a free linguistic resource preserving the dialects spoken across Cyprus.
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