Cypriot dictionary entry
zerzemin
subterranean tunnel
🇬🇧 English
subterranean tunnel
🇹🇷 Turkish
savaş durumlarında toprak altında açılan ve düşman içlerine girmek için kullanılan tünel
🇬🇷 Greek
υπόγειο τούνελ
A little context
About the word "zerzemin"
The Cypriot word "zerzemin" translates to "subterranean tunnel" in English, and to "savaş durumlarında toprak altında açılan ve düşman içlerine girmek için kullanılan tünel" in Turkish (Kıbrıs Türkçesi). In Greek (Κυπριακά), it is rendered as "υπόγειο τούνελ". This entry is part of the Cylingo Cypriot dictionary, a free linguistic resource preserving the dialects spoken across Cyprus.
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