Translation of Kazakh word "түрме" to English
түрме
/tyrme/
Meaning
NounA place or institution where people are held against their will, in the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.
How to use
The noun 'түрме' means 'prison'. Follows Kazakh soft-vowel (жіңішке) vowel harmony in suffixation (plural: -лер/-дер/-тер, case suffixes: -ге/-ке/-де/-тен). Standard vocabulary item widely used in conversational and written Kazakh.
🇬🇧 English
prison
Example
Түрменің суық тас қабырғалары ғасырдан астам уақыт бойы тұрды.
The cold stone walls of the prison had stood for over a century.
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Common phrases
- Түрменің суық тас қабырғалары ғасырдан астам уақыт бойы тұрды.— The cold stone walls of the prison had stood for over a century.
- түрмеге жабу— to imprison / put in prison
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Frequency rank: #953 in Kazakh
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The Kazakh word "түрме" means "prison" in English.
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